ใต้ถุน
dtâai-tǔnMeaning
1NounB1
underfloor space; raised-house underside
the open space beneath a raised or stilted house, used for storage, work, or daily activities
Examples
ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare foodที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnunderfloor space; raised-house undersideเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)เก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔngเก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔng1[to] put things away; tidy up2[to] pack up; gather one’s things3[to] store/keep belongings
In the evening, Mom cooks under the house because the breeze is cool and it's convenient for storing things.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพ่อpɔ̂ɔเอาaoเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉไปbpaiเก็บไว้gèp-wáiใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoนั่งnângซ่อมsɔ̂mจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanตรงนั้นdtrong-nán
Yesterday, Dad put the tools under the raised house and sat there fixing the bicycle.
เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanใต้ถุนdtâi tŭnเพราะpráwมีmeeโต๊ะdtóยาวyaaoและláeปู่bpòoกำลังgam-langสานsăanกระชังgrà-changอยู่yòoใกล้ๆglâi glâi
The kids like to do homework under the raised house because there's a long table and Grandpa is weaving fish baskets nearby.
ช่วงchûuangหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngเราraoจัดjàtพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnให้hâiเป็นbpenมุมmumทำงานtam-ngaanช่างไม้châng-máaiและlɛ́แยกโซนyɛ̂ɛk-soonเก็บข้าวของgèp-kâao-kɔ̌ɔngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหยิบใช้yìp-cháiได้dâaiง่ายngâai
During the dry season, we set up the open area beneath the stilted house as a woodworking corner and separated a storage zone for easy access.
As a child, I liked to sit and play under my grandmother’s wooden house.
ช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiลมเย็นlom-yenพัดผ่านpát-pàanใต้ถุนบ้านdtâai-tǔn-bâanยกสูงyók-sǔungทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konนั่งพักnâng-pákสบายsà-baai
In the afternoon, a cool breeze blows through the open space under the raised house, making it comfortable for everyone to rest.
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkน้ำnáamไหลผ่านlǎi-pàanใต้ถุนบ้านdtâai-tǔn-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพื้นpʉ́ʉnยังyangไม่mâiท่วมtûuamขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaถึงtʉ̌ngตัวบ้านdtuua-bâan
Heavy rain made water flow through the open area beneath the house, but it did not flood up into the house itself.
สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpให้hâiใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnสูงโปร่งsǔung-bpròongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบายอากาศrá-baai-aa-gàatและlɛ́รับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpน้ำหลากnáam-làakตามdtaamแบบbɛ̀ɛpบ้านไทยbâan-taiโบราณboo-raan
The architect designed a high, airy space under the elevated house to ventilate and cope with flooding, in the style of traditional Thai houses.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtâai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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
ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)under; beneath; belowPart 1
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ใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnunderfloor space; raised-house undersideunderfloor space; raised-house undersideWord