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µÒ  dtaaM
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1.µÒdtaaMeye
2.µÒdtaaMmaternal grandfather
3.µÒdtaaMmaternal
4.ÅÙ¡µÒluukF dtaaMan eyeball
5.âäµÒrohkF dtaaMeye disease
6.µÒdtaaM[of a checkers, chess, diplomacy, etc., game] move, turn, opportunity to act; a moment of predicament or embarrassment
7.µÒdtaaM[of a chess or checkerboard] a square
8.µÒdtaaMa grid, a mesh, a graticule, a pattern

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiµÒ
IPAtaː
Royal Thai General Systemta

1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
eye

categoriesà¡ÕèÂǡѺÃèÒ§¡ÒÂHuman Body
examples¡éÁ˹éÒ¡éÁµÒgohmF naaF gohmF dtaaMto be engrossed, deep or immersed in or busy doing one single activity; to work attentively; to do something earnestly
¡ÃÍ¡µÒgraawkL dtaaMto roll one's eyes
¡Ãк͡µÒgraL baawkL dtaaMeye socket
¡ÃоÃÔºµÒgraL phripH dtaaMwink with two eyes
ä¡ÅµÒglaiM dtaaMout of sight; too far to see
¢¹µÒkhohnR dtaaMeyelash
¢ÂÔºµÒkhaL yipL dtaaM[of a male gesture] to wink with one eye
à¤Ã×èͧ¾ÃÒ§µÒkhreuuangF phraangM dtaaMcamouflage
¨éͧµÒjaawngF dtaaMto look [someone] straight in the eye; to gaze at [a person]
¨ÑºµÒjapL dtaaMto keep an eye on; observe; catch; watch
ਹµÒjaehnM dtaaMa familiar sight
à¨çºµÒjepL dtaaMpain in the eyes
à¨éÒ˹éÒà¨éÒµÒjaoF naaF jaoF dtaaMagent; spokesperson; representative
ªèͧµÒ´ÓchaawngF dtaaM dahmMpupil (of the eye)
ªÒµÒchaayM dtaaMto glance; glimpse
àªÔ´Ë¹éÒªÙµÒcheertF naaF chuuM dtaaMto enhance a reputation; be the showpiece; be the prestige of; to be something to be proud of
´Ç§µÒduaangM dtaaM"The apple of (one's) eye" — a loved one
à´Ô¹´éǵչ àËç¹´éÇÂµÒ ¾Ù´´éÇ»ҡ ¿Ñ§´éÇÂËÙdeernM duayF dteenM henR duayF dtaaM phuutF duayF bpaakL fangM duayF huuRto experience something directly; (lit., “to walk with one’s feet; to see with one’s own eyes; to speak directly, and to hear with one’s own ears.”)
ä´é´Ç§µÒàË繸ÃÃÁdaiF duaangM dtaaM henR thamM maH[religious] to attain enlightenment
µÃÖ§µÒµÃÖ§ã¨dtreungM dtaaM dtreungM jaiMbe deeply enamored with
µèÍ˹éÒµè͵ÒdtaawL naaF dtaawL dtaaMright before your eyes; in the visible presence of; to one's face; [fig.] in public
µÑé§µÒÃÍdtangF dtaaM raawMto be looking forward to
µÑé§Ë¹éÒµÑé§µÒÃÍdtangF naaF dtangF dtaaM raawMeagerly looking forward to
µÒ¡ÅÁdtaaM glohmMa round eye; circular eye [compare to µÒ¡ÅÁ]
ÊÕµÒ¡Øé§seeR dtaaM goongFthe color magenta    
µÒ¡Øé§dtaaM goongFthe eye of a shrimp
µÒä¡èdtaaM gaiLthe symbol ï in Thai typography, indicating the beginning of a paragraph
µÒä¡èdtaaM gaiLchicken eye
µÒä¡èdtaaM gaiLmetal eyelet or grommet
µÒ¢ÒÇdtaaM khaaoRthe white of the eye; chickenhearted; cowardly
µÒà¢dtaaM khaehRcross-eyed; crossed eyes
µÒà¢ÕÂÇdtaaM khiaaoRto be angry; to express displeasure; "green-eyed"
µÒ¤ÁdtaaM khohmM[is] sharp-eyed; sharp-sighted
µÒµè͵ÒdtaaM dtaawL dtaaMeye-to-eye
µÒµèÓdtaaM dtahmL[is] not perceptive; blundering
µÒ¶Ö§dtaaM theungR[has] an eye for something; [has] keen judgement
µÒà¶Ãµ¡!dtaaM thaehnR dtohkL[exclamation, used mostly by old women when dropping something on the floor or when startled or surprised]
µÒºÍ´dtaaM baawtLblind; unable to see
µÒ»ÅÒdtaaM bplaaMa fish's eye
µÒà»ÅèÒdtaaM bplaaoLthe naked eye
µÒ½Ò´dtaaM faatLto see things; to see mistakenly; to have or experience a visual illusion
µÒáÁÇ dtaaM maaeoMcat's eye
µÒäÁédtaaM maaiHjoint
µÒÅèÍ¡áÅè¡dtaaM laawkF laaekFrestless eyes; roving eyes
µÒËÇÒ¹dtaaM waanR[lit.] sweet eyes
µÒàËÅèdtaaM lehLcross-eyed; crossed eyes
µÔ´µÒdtitL dtaaM(to be) still fresh in one's memory
µÕ˹éÒµÕµÒdteeM naaF dteeM dtaaMto pretend
¶ÅÖ§µÒthaL leungR dtaaMto give the "evil eye"; to stare hard as a signal to stop doing something; to throw or to pass a look of disapproval
·ÓµÒthahmM dtaaMto show (a) feeling or emotion with (one's) eyes
·ÓµÒàÂÔéÁthahmM dtaaM yeermHto gaze amorously
·Õèà¢Õ¹¢ÍºµÒtheeF khiianR khaawpL dtaaMeyeliner
·Õè·Òà»Å×Í¡µÒtheeF thaaM bpleuuakL dtaaMeye shadow
¹Í¹µÒäÁèËÅѺnaawnM dtaaM maiF lapLto be unable to sleep
¹èҨѺµÒnaaF japL dtaaMin an eye-catching manner; remarkable
¹éÓµÒnahmH dtaaMa tear (of the eye); tears
ºÒ´µÒbaatL dtaaMto offend the eyes; to be an eyesore
àºéÒµÒbaoF dtaaMthe eye socket
»ÃÐÊÒ·µÒbpraL saatL dtaaMoptic nerve
»ÃÒ¡¯¡Òóì·ÕèÅǧµÒbpraaM gohtL gaan[n]M theeF luaangM dtaaMoptical illusion
»Ç´µÒbpuaatL dtaaMpain in the eyes
»Í »ÅÒµÒ¡ÅÁbpaawM bplaaM dtaaM glohmMBp is for the beady-eyed /bplaaM/ (fish)
»Ò¡ÇèÒµÒ¢ÂÔºbpaakL waaF dtaaM khaL yipLto say one thing and mean another; to be a hypocrite; to say something with one’s fingers crossed
»Ô´µÒbpitL dtaaMto close one's eyes
â»Ãè§µÒbprohngL dtaaMlook bright and airy; look pleasant; have a clean look
¼éÒµÒËÁÒ¡ÃØ¡phaaF dtaaM maakL rookHchecked (fabric or cloth pattern)
¼Ô´µÒphitL dtaaMunusual; untoward; strange
á¾ÅçÁµÒ˹ÙphlaemM dtaaM nuuR[is] post-pubescent (i.e. retractable foreskin)
ÁèÒ¹ºÑ§µÒmaanF bangM dtaaMa blind
ÁÕ˹éÒÁÕµÒmeeM naaF meeM dtaaM[is] reputable; respectable
¤ÇÒÁÁÕ˹éÒÁÕµÒkhwaamM meeM naaF meeM dtaaMreputation
ÂÒËÂÍ´µÒyaaM yaawtL dtaaMeye drops
áµÒrohkH dtaaMoffensive to the eye; being an eyesore
ÅÒµÒlaayM dtaaM[is] dazzling
Å×ÁËÙÅ×ÁµÒleuumM huuR leuumM dtaaMto have a look around
ÅÙ¡µÒ´ÓluukF dtaaM dahmMpupil of the eye
ÅÙ¡¹Ñ¹µÒluukF naiM yaH naH dtaaMeye-ball
àÅè¹µÒlehnF dtaaMto flirt
àÅè¹ËÙàÅè¹µÒlehnF huuR lehnF dtaaMto flirt with someone; make eyes at someone; wink at someone
àÅ×Í´à¢éÒµÒleuuatF khaoF dtaaM[is] in a rage; infuriated; enraged
áÅçºÅÔé¹»ÅÔé¹µÒlaepH linH bplinF dtaaMto make a funny face
ÇÒ§µÒwaangM dtaaMto take one's eye off of something
áÇè¹µÒwaaenF dtaaMeyeglasses
ʺµÒsohpL dtaaMmake eye contact; meet someone's eyes; look someone in the eyes
ÊÒµÒsaayR dtaaMeyesight; vision; a stare; a look
àÊé¹»ÃÐÊÒ·µÒsehnF bpraL saatL dtaaMoptic nerve
áʺµÒsaaepL dtaaMhave sore eyes
˹ѧµÒnangR dtaaMeyelid
˹éÒµÒnaaF dtaaMappearance; looks; features (of the face)
˹éÒÁ×´µÒÁÑÇnaaF meuutF dtaaM muaaMto faint; swoon; drop; collapse
ËÅѺµÒlapL dtaaMclose one's eyes
ËÅÔèǵÒliuL dtaaMto squint with one eye
àËÅ×ͺµÒ´ÙleuuapL dtaaM duuMto look at from the corner of one's eye
Í´µÒËÅѺ¢ÑºµÒ¹Í¹ohtL dtaaM lapL khapL dtaaM naawnMto go without sleep; to be burning the midnight oil
Í͡˹éÒÍÍ¡µÒaawkL naaF aawkL dtaaMto act openly; to make no pretense
ÍÔ¨©ÒµÒÃé͹itL chaaR dtaaM raawnHenvious
àÍÒËÙ仹ÒàÍÒµÒä»äÃèaoM huuR bpaiM naaM aoM dtaaM bpaiM raiFto turn a blind eye toward
ÎÍ ¹¡ÎÙ¡µÒâµhaawM nohkH huukF dtaaM dtohMH is for /nohkH huukF/ (the owl) with huge eyes
sample
sentences
ä¡ÅµÒ ä¡Åã¨glaiM dtaaM glaiM jaiM"Long absent, soon forgotten." — "Out of sight, out of mind."
à¢éÒàÁ×ͧµÒËÅÔèÇ µéͧËÅÔèǵҵÒÁkhaoF meuuangM dtaaM liuL dtaawngF liuL dtaaM dtaamM"When in Rome do as the Romans do."
à¢ÒÂѧ¤§à´Ô¹Ë¹éÒ¡ÃЪѺÍÓ¹Ò¨µÑÇàͧáÅФ¹ã¡ÅéªÔ´ ÍÂèÒ§¹èҨѺµÒkhaoR yangM khohngM deernM naaF graL chapH ahmM naatF dtuaaM aehngM laeH khohnM glaiF chitH yaangL naaF japL dtaaM"He continues to move ahead and strengthen (both) his personal power and of those who are close to him in a truly noteworthy manner."
¤ÇÒÁÃÑ¡àËÁ×͹âÃ¤Ò ºÑ¹´ÒŵÒãËéÁ×´Á¹khwaamM rakH meuuanR rohM khaaM banM daanM dtaaM haiF meuutF mohnM"Love is blind."
©Ñ¹¹ÐÂѧäÁèàª×è͵ҵÑÇàͧàÅÂ!chanR naH yangM maiF cheuuaF dtaaM dtuaaM aehngM leeuyM"I still can't believe my own eyes."
´ÙµÒÁéÒµÒàÃ×ÍduuM dtaaM maaH dtaaM reuuaM"Look before you leap."
µÒµèÍµÒ ¿Ñ¹µèͿѹdtaaM dtaawL dtaaM fanM dtaawL fanM"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."
¶ÕèÅÍ´µÒªéÒ§ ËèÒ§ÅÍ´µÒàÅç¹theeL laawtF dtaaM chaangH haangL laawtF dtaaM lenM"Penny wise and pound foolish."
»ÃÐà·Èä·ÂäÁèä´éà»ç¹»ÃÐà·ÈºéÒ¹»èÒàÁ×ͧà¶×è͹·Õè¨Ð·ÓÍÐäà æ¹Í¡ÃÕµ¹Í¡ÃÍÂâ´ÂäÁèʹã¨ä´յèÍÊÒµҪÒÇâÅ¡bpraL thaehtF thaiM maiF daiF bpenM bpraL thaehtF baanF bpaaL meuuangM theuuanL theeF jaL thahmM aL raiM aL raiM naawkF reetF naawkF raawyM dooyM maiF sohnR jaiM yaiM deeM dtaawL saayR dtaaM chaaoM lohkF"Thailand is not a barbarous country which acts outside the bounds of convention nor is it uninterested in (how it is viewed) in the eyes of the world."
àÃÒÍèÒ¹¡ÇÕ¹Ô¾¹¸ì´éÇÂµÒ ÁÕ㨨´ã¨¨è͵èÍÊÔè§·Õè¡ÓÅѧÍèÒ¹raoM aanL gweeM niH phohn[t]M duayF dtaaM meeM jaiM johtL jaiM jaawL dtaawL singL theeF gahmM langM aanL"We read poetry with our eyes and we pay attention to what we are reading."
Êѧ¤Á¨Ð¨ÑºµÒÁͧÇèÒËÑÇ˹éÒ¾Ãä¨Ð»ÃѺ·èÒ·Õ·Õèá¢ç§¡ÃéÒǢͧµÑÇàͧËÃ×ÍäÁèsangR khohmM jaL japL dtaaM maawngM waaF huaaR naaF phakH jaL bprapL thaaF theeM theeF khaengR graaoF khaawngR dtuaaM aehngM reuuR maiF"Society will be watching to see if the head of the party will (be able to) change his rough and harsh attitude or not."
ÊÔº»Ò¡ÇèÒäÁèà·èÒµÒàËç¹. ÊÔºµÒàËç¹ äÁèà·èÒÁ×ͤÅÓsipL bpaakL waaF maiF thaoF dtaaM henR sipL dtaaM henR maiF thaoF meuuM khlahmM"Experience is the mother of wisdom."
àËç¹àÈɿҧ㹵ҼÙéÍ×è¹ áµèäÁèàËç¹·è͹«Ø§ã¹µÒµÑÇàͧhenR saehtL faangM naiM dtaaM phuuF euunL dtaaeL maiF henR thaawnF soongM naiM dtaaM dtuaaM aehngM"To see the straw in the others eye but not the girder in ones own eye." — [French Proverb] "See a mote in another’s eye but fail to see a beam in your own (Luke 6:41 - also found in the Talmud, Petronius, Arabic, Persian etc. - No.23)."
àÍÒËÙä»¹Ò àÍÒµÒä»äÃèaoM huuR bpaiM naaM aoM dtaaM bpaiM raiF"To turn a blind eye." — "To turn a deaf ear."
2.   [noun]
definition
maternal grandfather

examples¤Ø³µÒkhoonM dtaaMmaternal grandfather
µÒ¡ÐÂÒÂdtaaM gaL yaayMgrandpa & grandma
»ÙèÂèÒµÒÂÒÂbpuuL yaaF dtaaM yaayMancestors
sample
sentence
µÒâµµ¡µé¹µÒŵÒÂdtaaM dtohM dtohkL dtohnF dtaanM dtaayM[alliteration] "Grandfather Toh fell to his death from a sugar palm tree."
3.   [adjective]
definition
maternal

example¾è͵ÒphaawF dtaaMfather-in-law
4. ÅÙ¡µÒ   luukF dtaaM  [noun]
definition
an eyeball

classifierÅÙ¡ luukF[numerical classifier for children, round fruit and midsized hard round objects]
5. âäµÒ  rohkF dtaaM  [noun]
definition
eye disease

categoriesà¡ÕèÂÇ¡ÑºÊØ¢ÀÒ¾ » âäÀÑÂä¢éà¨çºáÅÐÍÒ¡ÒÃHealth and Medical » Diseases, Ailments and Conditions
6.   [noun]
definition
[of a checkers, chess, diplomacy, etc., game] move, turn, opportunity to act; a moment of predicament or embarrassment

categories¤ÇÒÁºÑ¹à·Ô§ » ChessEntertainment » Chess
examples¢Ñ´µÒ·Ñ¾khatL dtaaM thapH[literally] to stop an army from closing in on; to outwit the lines of an army; [figuratively] to do (something) temporarily; to help (get) somebody out of a fix, predicament or embarrassment
à¾×è͢ѴµÒ·Ñ¾pheuuaF khatL dtaaM thapHin order to staunch
7.   [noun]
definition
[of a chess or checkerboard] a square

categories¤ÇÒÁºÑ¹à·Ô§ » ChessEntertainment » Chess
8.   [noun]
definition
a grid, a mesh, a graticule, a pattern

examplesµÒ¢èÒÂdtaaM khaayL[volleyball, fisherman's, etc.] net
µÒä¿¿éÒ dtaaM faiM faaHelectrical supply grid

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