ไหวติง
wǎi-dtingMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] move slightly; stir
To make a slight movement or show a sign of motion; to stir faintly.
Examples
ลูกนกlôok nókลูกนกlôok nókchick; baby bird; young birdในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toไหวติงwăi dtingไหวติงwăi dting1[to] move slightly; stir2responsive; showing any sign of movementเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseนกบินnók binนกบินnók bina bird flies; birds flyกลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be back
The baby bird in the nest began to move slightly when the mother bird flew back.
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ตอนdtɔɔnผมpǒmเรียกชื่อrîiak-chʉ̂ʉเธอtəəไหวติงwǎi-dtingเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanกำลังจะgam-lang-jàตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn
When I called her name, she stirred slightly as if she were about to wake up.
แม้mɛ́ɛลมlomจะjàอ่อนɔ̀ɔnมากmâakใบไม้bai-máaiก็gɔ̂ยังyangไหวติงwǎi-dtingพอpɔɔให้เห็นhâi-hěnร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngกระแสลมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-lom
Even though the wind was very gentle, the leaves still moved slightly, revealing traces of the airflow.
พอpɔɔแสงแฟลชsɛ̌ɛng-flɛ̂ɛtแวบwɛ̂ɛpขึ้นkʉ̂nเปลือกตาbplʉ̀ʉak-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ไหวติงwǎi-dtingเพียงpiiangนิดnítเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaรับรู้ráp-rúu
As the flash went off, his eyelids twitched slightly, a sign of awareness.
2AdjectiveB2
responsive; showing any sign of movement
Showing even the slightest movement or response (often used in the negative to mean unresponsive).
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ไหวติงmâi-wǎi-dtingไม่ไหวติงmâi-wǎi-dting1motionless; still2unmoved; unshaken (figurative)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)
I called many times, but he showed no response as if he didn’t hear.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเขย่าkà-yàoประตูbprà-dtuuแรงrɛɛngแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiข้างในkâang-naiก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่ไหวติงmâi-wǎi-dting
No matter how hard I shook the door, there was still no movement inside.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat-dtʉʉanซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoผู้รับผิดชอบpûu-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่ไหวติงmâi-wǎi-dtingต่อdtɔ̀ɔปัญหาbpan-hǎaที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
Even after repeated warnings, the person in charge remained unresponsive to the problem.
ตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnร่วงrûuangหนักnàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanที่tîiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao-kɔ̂ɔngกลับglàpไม่ไหวติงmâi-wǎi-dtingราวกับraao-gàpไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
The stock market plunged, yet the relevant agencies remained unmoved, as if nothing had happened.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
wǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ติงdtingติงdting1[to] mildly criticize; raise a small objection2mild criticism[to] mildly criticize; raise a small objectionPart 2
ไหวติงwǎi-dtingไหวติงwǎi-dting[to] move slightly; stir[to] move slightly; stirWord