โต(dtoh)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] grow; mature

to increase in size, age, or maturity

Examples

ลูกแมวlôok maeoลูกแมวlôok maeokitten; baby catตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)โตเร็วdtoh reoโตเร็วdtoh reo1fast-growing2[to] grow quicklyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This kitten is growing very fast.
2AdjectiveA2

big; large; grown-up

of considerable size; fully developed or adult

Examples

สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)โตdtohโตdtoh1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-up3grown-up; maturely (adv.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This dog is very big.
3AdverbB1

grown-up; maturely (adv.)

in a grown or mature manner/state; used adverbially, often in reduplication (e.g., พูดกันแบบโต ๆ ‘speak in a mature/grown-up way’)

Examples

คุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)แบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleโตdtohโตdtoh1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-up3grown-up; maturely (adv.)ๆ-นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingๆ-
Let’s talk in a grown-up way; tell the truth directly.

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