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gài-dtiiMeaning
1NounB1
fighting cock; gamecock
A rooster that is bred or trained for cockfighting.
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไก่ตีgài-dtiiไก่ตีgài-dtiifighting cock; gamecockไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
My uncle raises several fighting cocks.
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ไก่ตีgài-dtiiตัวdtuuaนี้níiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangมากmâakเพราะprɔ́มันmanไม่เคยmâi-kəəiแพ้pɛ́ɛใครkraiในnaiสนามsà-nǎamเลยləəi
This fighting cock is very famous because it has never lost to anyone in the ring.
เขาkǎoดูแลduu-lɛɛไก่ตีgài-dtiiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอย่างดีyàang-diiให้hâiอาหารaa-hǎanพิเศษpí-sèetและlɛ́พาไปpaa-bpaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiทุกวันtúk-wan
He takes very good care of his fighting cock, giving it special food and taking it for exercise every day.
การเพาะพันธุ์gaan-pɔ́-panไก่ตีgài-dtiiให้hâiมีmiiสายเลือดsǎai-lʉ̂ʉatดีdiiและlɛ́ลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèenตามdtaamตำราdtam-raaนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทั้งtángความรู้kwaam-rúuและlɛ́ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanสูงsǔung
Breeding a fighting cock to have a good bloodline and prominent features according to the traditional texts requires both extensive knowledge and experience.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 1
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ตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take as[to] hit; strike; beatPart 2
ไก่ตีgài-dtiiไก่ตีgài-dtiifighting cock; gamecockfighting cock; gamecockWord