แด
dɛɛMeaning
1NounC1
heart; mind
the heart or mind (typically used in poetic or literary contexts)
Examples
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔng1a cry; call; wail2singing voice; vocalsไห้hâiไห้hâi[to] cry; weep (often in 'ร้องไห้')ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toน่าสงสารnâa-sǒng-sǎanน่าสงสารnâa-sǒng-sǎan1pitiable; deserving compassion2poor thing!; how sadจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบาดลึกbàat-lʉ́kบาดลึกbàat-lʉ́k1[to] cut deeply2[to] hurt deeply; [to] wound emotionallyเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsแดdɛɛแดdɛɛheart; mind
The crying of the little child is so pitiful that it cuts deep into the heart.
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กวีgà-wiiใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaแดdɛɛในnaiบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngจิตใจjìt-jaiที่tîiเจ็บปวดjèp-bpùuatจากjàakการสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaคนรักkon-rák
The poet uses the word "dae" in the poem to convey a heart pained by the loss of a lover.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiย้อนยุคyɔ́ɔn-yúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพรรณนาpan-ná-naaความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngนางเอกnaang-èekที่tîiแสนsɛ̌ɛnรวดร้าวrûuat-ráaoแทบtɛ̂ɛpขาดkàatดวงduuangแดdɛɛ
This historical novel describes the heroine's feelings of intense agony as if her heart would break.
ความโศกเศร้าkwaam-sòok-sâoที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngพลัดพรากplát-prâakจากjàakครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaในnaiยามyaamสงครามsǒng-kraamทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kปวดร้าวbpùuat-ráaoลึกlʉ́kถึงtʉ̌ngดวงduuangแดdɛɛ
The sorrow of being separated from his family during the war made him feel an ache deep in his heart.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |