เอชดี
ét-diiMeanings
1NounA2
HD; high definition
HD; high definition
Examples
ทีวีtii-wiiทีวีtii-wii1television (device)2classifier: เครื่อง3television (broadcast medium)เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)จอjɔɔจอjɔɔ1screen; display surface2monitor; display (device)3classifier for screens/monitors4dog (12-year zodiac cycle), as in ปีจอเอชดีét-diiเอชดีét-dii1HD; high definition2high-definition
My new TV is an HD screen.
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I like watching HD movies because the picture is very clear.
This video was shot in HD resolution.
ช่องโทรทัศน์chɔ̂ng-too-rá-tátส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banเปลี่ยนbplìianมาmaaออกอากาศɔ̀ɔk-aa-gàatในnaiระบบrá-bòpเอชดีét-diiกันganหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛo
Most television channels nowadays have transitioned to broadcasting entirely in an HD system.
2AdjectiveA2
high-definition
high-definition (quality or resolution)
Examples
ทีวีtii-wiiทีวีtii-wii1television (device)2classifier: เครื่อง3television (broadcast medium)เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความคมชัดkwaam-kom-chátความคมชัดkwaam-kom-chát1sharpness; visual clarity; (perceived) resolution2signal clarity (audio/video)ระดับrá-dàpระดับrá-dàp1level; degree2standard; tier; rank3classifier for levels or grades4level; height; elevation5level (tool); spirit levelเอชดีét-diiเอชดีét-dii1HD; high definition2high-definition
My new TV has HD resolution.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngซื้อsʉ́ʉกล้องglɔ̂ngวิดีโอwí-dii-ooแบบbɛ̀ɛpเอชดีét-diiมาใหม่maa-mài
Yesterday, I just bought a new HD video camera.
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiพวกเราpûuak-raoจะjàดูduuการแข่งขันฟุตบอลgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn-fút-bɔɔnในnaiระบบrá-bòpเอชดีét-dii
Tonight we will watch the football match in HD.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétแรงrɛɛngพอpɔɔคุณkunสามารถsǎa-mâatปรับbpràpความละเอียดkwaam-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngวิดีโอwí-dii-ooให้hâiเป็นbpenเอชดีét-diiได้dâai
If your internet is fast enough, you can set the video resolution to HD.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เอชดี said เอ๊ด-ดี?
ét-dii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
ét
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Low tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written เอ๊ด (ét).
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.
Word Breakdown
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เอชดีét-diiเอชดีét-diiHD; high definitionHD; high definitionWord