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tai-dtâaiMeaning
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Central Thai people (Isan usage)
A person or people from central Thailand, as referred to in northeastern Thai (Isan) speech.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatลูกเขยlûuk-kə̌əiลูกเขยlûuk-kə̌əison-in-lawเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไทยใต้tai-dtâaiไทยใต้tai-dtâaiCentral Thai people (Isan usage)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaaอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya (province/city)2Ayutthaya Kingdom (historical period)
Grandma said her son-in-law was central Thai because he was from Ayutthaya.
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ปู่bpùuเรียกrîiakเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanจากjàakกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepว่าwâaไทยใต้tai-dtâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛทั้งสองคนtáng-sɔ̌ɔng-konก็gɔ̂คุยกันkui-ganรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉang
Grandpa called his friend from Bangkok a central Thai, but the two could understand each other.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaภรรยาpan-rá-yaaชาวอีสานchaao-ii-sǎanเรียกrîiakเขาkǎoว่าwâaไทยใต้tai-dtâaiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoมาจากmaa-jàakภาคกลางpâak-glaangแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaเข้ากับkâo-gàpวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaได้ดีdâai-dii
His wife's Isan family calls him “Thai Tai” because he is from central Thailand, but he has adapted well to the family's way of life.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanอีสานii-sǎanพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngไทยใต้tai-dtâaiคนในkon-naiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanก็gɔ̂เข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaท่านtânกำลังgam-langหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngคนkonจากjàakภาคกลางpâak-glaang
When an elder in the Isan village referred to central Thai people using this term, the villagers understood that he meant people from central Thailand.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5under; subject to (authority/rules)under; beneath; belowPart 2
ไทยใต้tai-dtâaiไทยใต้tai-dtâaiCentral Thai people (Isan usage)Central Thai people (Isan usage)Word