แทททู
tɛ̂ɛt-tuuMeaning
1NounB1
tattoo
A permanent picture, design, or lettering made by inserting ink into the skin.
Examples
พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ngjust; recentlyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allแทททูtɛ̂ɛt-tuuแทททูtɛ̂ɛt-tuutattooรูปดาวrûup-daaoรูปดาวrûup-daao1a star shape2star-shapedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉwristมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
My older sister just got a star tattoo on her wrist.
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ฉันchănอยากyàakสักsàkแทททูtâet-tooเล็กlékๆ-ที่têeแขนkăaenแต่ยังdtàe yangเลือกlêuuakลายlaaiไม่ได้mâi dâai
I want to get a small tattoo on my arm, but I haven't chosen a design yet.
แทททูtɛ̂ɛt-tuuรูปrûupดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiบนbonแขนkɛ̌ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəสักsàkไว้wáiนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛสีsǐiยังyangสดsòtอยู่yùu
She got the flower tattoo on her arm a long time ago, but its colors are still vivid.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสักsàkแทททูtɛ̂ɛt-tuuควรkuuanคิดkítให้hâiรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpทั้งtángเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangลายlaaiและlɛ́ตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngเพราะprɔ́การลบgaan-lópรอยสักrɔɔi-sàkอาจàatใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaนานnaanและlɛ́มีmiiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiสูงsǔung
Before deciding to get a tattoo, you should carefully consider both the design and its placement, because tattoo removal can take a long time and be expensive.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tɛ̂ɛt
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 | — | — |