ที

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Gong

Pronunciation

Noun

ที (transliteration needed)

  1. water

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicที
d ī
RomanizationPaiboontii
Royal Institutethi
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰiː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Compare Lao ທີ (thī).

Noun

ที (tii)

  1. chance, occasion, opportunity, time; round, turn.
  2. advantage; upper hand.
  3. gesture, manner, motion, posture; appearance, bearing, demeanor, mien.
Derived terms

Classifier

ที (tii)

  1. Classifier for occasions or times.
    โบยมันร้อยที
    booi man rɔ́ɔi tii
    Give him a hundred lashes.
    เขาโดนเฆี่ยนถึงร้อยที
    kǎo doon kîian tʉ̌ng rɔ́ɔi tii
    He has been flogged to the extent of a hundred strokes.
    เขาโดนตียี่สิบที
    kǎo doon dtii yîi-sìp tii
    He got twenty beatings.

Etymology 2

From English tee.

Noun

ที (tii)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.
See also

Western Lawa

Pronunciation

Adjective

ที (thi)

  1. clear; sharp; obvious (seeing).