ตี

See also: ตี๋, ต, ติ, ตู้, and ตู

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩦ, Lao ຕີ (tī), Lü ᦎᦲ (ṫii), Shan တီ (tǐi).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ตี t ī
Romanization	Paiboon	dtii
	Royal Institute	ti
(standard) IPA(key)		/tiː˧/(R)

Verb

ตี • (dtii) (abstract noun การตี)

1. to hit; to strike; to beat.
2. to attack; to assail.
3. to fight; to quarrel; to brawl.
4. to conflict; to be in conflict; to be repugnant (to); to be incompatible (with).
5. (of a percussion instrument or the like) to sound or play by beating, tapping, or the like.
6. to create or make by hitting, striking, or the like.
   • ตีดาบ

     dtii dàap

     to forge a sword

   • 1855, พระราชพงษาวดาร ฉบับพระราชหัดถเลขา, Bangkok: n.p., published 1912, page 5:

     ตีแตะบังที่กำแพงทลาย

     dtii dtɛ̀ bang tîi gam-pɛɛng tá-laai

     [They] made partitions to cover the parts of the walls [which had] collapsed.

7. (of a line) to create, as by drawing along a ruler.
8. (usually of wings) to flap.
9. (of a feeling, emotion, attitude, etc) to express; to feign.
10. (of value, price, etc) to appraise; to determine.
11. to take for granted, to assume; to view, to consider.
12. to press; to impress; to stamp.

Noun

ตี • (dtii)

1. hour between 1–6 am, at the beginning of which a bell is traditionally sounded for the purpose of timekeeping.