ใต้

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *taɰꟲ (“downstream; below”). Compare Middle Chinese 底 (MC tejX, “bottom; underneath”). Cognate with Lao ໃຕ້ (tai), Lü ᦺᦎᧉ (ṫay²), Shan တႂ်ႈ (tāue), Tai Nüa ᥖᥬᥲ (tàue), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw) or 𑜄𑜨𑜧 (tow), Zhuang dawj, Zuojiang Zhuang dawj. Compare Proto-Be *ɗaːwᴬ².

Pronunciation

Orthographicใต้
au t ˆ
Phonemic
ต้าย
t ˆ ā y
RomanizationPaiboondtâai
Royal Institutetai
(standard) IPA(key)/taːj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesไต้
Audio

Noun

ใต้ • (dtâai)

  1. (ทิศ~) south.

Synonyms

south

Coordinate terms

ตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือ (dtà-wan-dtòk-chǐiang-nʉ̌ʉa) เหนือ (nʉ̌ʉa) ตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ (dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-nʉ̌ʉa)
ตะวันตก (dtà-wan-dtòk) ตะวันออก (dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk)
ตะวันตกเฉียงใต้ (dtà-wan-dtòk-chǐiang-dtâai) ใต้ (dtâai) ตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ (dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâai)

Adjective

ใต้ • (dtâai)

  1. south; southern; southward.
  2. inferior; subordinate; subsidiary; subject; minor; under; low; lower; less; lesser.
  3. down.

Preposition

ใต้ • (dtâai)

  1. down; below; beneath; under; underneath.
    แมวอยู่ใต้โต๊ะ
    mɛɛo yùu dtâai dtó
    A cat is under the table.

Derived terms

About direction
Not about direction

See also

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