ได
daiMeaning
1NounC1
hand (archaic)
An archaic word for the hand, borrowed from Khmer.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ไดdaiไดdaihand (archaic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)
The teacher said that “ได” is an archaic word meaning “hand.”
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พอpɔɔรู้rúuว่าwâaไดdaiเป็นbpenคำkamที่tîiยืมyʉʉmมาจากmaa-jàakภาษาpaa-sǎaเขมรkà-měenและlɛ́หมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngมือmʉʉฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เข้าใจkâo-jaiข้อkɔ̂ɔความเก่าkwaam-gàoนั้นnánมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Once I learned that “ได” was borrowed from Khmer and meant “hand,” I understood the old passage better.
ผู้แปลpûu-bplɛɛเลือกถ่ายlʉ̂ʉak-tàaiทอดtɔ̂ɔtคำว่าkam-wâaไดdaiว่าwâaมือmʉʉเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banเข้าใจภาพkâo-jai-pâapที่tîiกวีgà-wiiกำลังgam-langพรรณนาpan-ná-naa
The translator chose to render the archaic word “ได” as the modern word for “hand” so that today's readers could understand the image the poet was describing.
บรรณาธิการban-naa-tí-gaanคงkongคำว่าkam-wâaไดdaiไว้wáiตามdtaamต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpแต่dtɛ̀ɛเพิ่มpə̂əmเชิงอรรถchəəng-àtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngมือmʉʉเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakผู้อ่านpûu-àanทั่วไปtûua-bpaiอาจàatไม่mâiคุ้นkúnกับgàpศัพท์โบราณsàp-boo-raanคำkamนี้níi
The editor retained “ได” as it appeared in the original but added a footnote explaining that it meant “hand,” since general readers might be unfamiliar with this archaic term.
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 syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dai
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 | — | — |