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แต่

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicแต่
æ t ˋ
RomanizationPaiboondtɛ̀ɛ
Royal Institutetae
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Back-formation from แต่ละ (dtɛ̀ɛ-lá, each, every), with the original sense in that compound being the "from" or "but, only" senses in Etymologies 2 or 3?”

Adverb

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แต่ (dtɛ̀ɛ) (abstract noun ความแต่)

  1. each and every (one of), every single (followed by a classifier)
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Etymology 2

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Compare Lao ແຕ່ ().

Preposition

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แต่ (dtɛ̀ɛ)

  1. (more often: ตั้ง~) from; since
    แต่แรกก็มีคนอาศัยกันแถวนี้
    dtɛ̀ɛ rɛ̂ɛk gɔ̂ mii kon aa-sǎi gan tɛ̌o níi
    Since the beginning, there were people used living around here.
    วัดนี้สร้างมาตั้งแต่สมัยก่อนสุโขทัย
    wát níi sâang maa dtâng dtɛ̀ɛ sà-mǎi gɔ̀ɔn sù-kǒo-tai
    This temple was built since pre-Sukhothai (era).
    ชุมชนตั้งแต่สมัยยุคหิน
    chum-chon dtâng dtɛ̀ɛ sà-mǎi yúk hǐn
    community from the stone age
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Etymology 3

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Compare Lao ແຕ່ ().

Adjective

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แต่ (dtɛ̀ɛ)

  1. only; just; nothing but
    หมู่บ้านนี้มีแต่ชาวเขา
    mùu-bâan níi mii dtɛ̀ɛ chaao-kǎo
    This village has only/nothing but people of the hill tribes.

Conjunction

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แต่ (dtɛ̀ɛ)

  1. but; however
    เธอเป็นคนไทยแต่เธอไม่กินเผ็ด
    təə bpen kon tai dtɛ̀ɛ təə mâi gin pèt
    She is Thai, but she does not eat spicy (food).
    แต่เมื่อวานเป็นวันหยุดนะ
    dtɛ̀ɛ mʉ̂ʉa-waan bpen wan-yùt ná
    But yesterday was a holiday.
    ถึงเธอจะแพ้แต่เธอก็ไปต่อ
    tʉ̌ng təə jà pɛ́ɛ dtɛ̀ɛ təə gɔ̂ bpai dtɔ̀ɔ
    Even though she lost, she continues.

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Further reading

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  • แต่” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.