เฟดตัว
fêet-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] fade away; [to] withdraw; [to] distance oneself
to gradually withdraw or distance oneself from a group, situation, or public view; to become less involved or visible.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăa[to] have a problem; there is a problemกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleเฟดตัวfâyt dtuuaเฟดตัวfâyt dtuua[to] fade away; [to] withdraw; [to] distance oneselfออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; cluster
After having problems with coworkers, he gradually distanced himself from the group.
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ช่วงchûuangหลังๆlăng lăngนี้néeนักแสดงnák sà-daengคนkonนั้นnánเริ่มrêrmเฟดตัวfâyt dtuuaออกจากòk jàakวงการบันเทิงwong gaan ban-terngไม่ค่อยmâi kôiรับrápงานngaanแล้วláeo
Lately, that actor has started to fade from the entertainment industry and isn't accepting much work anymore.
หลังจากlăng jàakมีmeeข่าวฉาวkàao chăaoนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคนkonนั้นnánก็gâwเลือกlêuuakที่จะtêe jàเฟดตัวfâyt dtuuaจากjàakหน้าnâaสื่อsèuuและláeไม่mâiให้สัมภาษณ์hâi săm-pâatใดๆdai dai
After the scandal, that politician chose to withdraw from the media spotlight and not give any interviews.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonโลกส่วนตัวlôhk sùuan dtuuaสูงsŏongพอporรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaไม่mâiเข้ากับkâo gàpที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanใหม่màiก็เลยgôr loeiเฟดตัวfâyt dtuuaออกมาòk maaเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap
He's a very private person, so when he felt he didn't fit in at the new workplace, he just quietly withdrew.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fêet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เฟดfêetเฟดfêet1[to] fade; gradually reduce/increase or blend (sound, light, image; hair)2a fade haircut3fade (transition/effect)4the Fed; US central bank (Federal Reserve)5[to] fade out (socially); gradually pull back6fade (golf shot)7[to] fade (golf)[to] fade; gradually reduce/increase or blend (sound, light, image; hair)Part 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
เฟดตัวfêet-dtuuaเฟดตัวfêet-dtuua[to] fade away; [to] withdraw; [to] distance oneself[to] fade away; [to] withdraw; [to] distance oneselfWord