ที่

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *diːᴮ. Cognate with Lao ທີ່ (thī), Lü ᦑᦲᧈ (tii¹), Shan တီႈ (tīi), Ahom 𑜄𑜣 (tii). Outside Tai-Kadai: compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *tiʔ ~ tiiʔ ~ tiəʔ (“that yonder”), Mon တေံ (teʔ, “that”), Khmer ទី (tii), Vietnamese thì (“then, which, to be”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

ที่ • (tîi)

1. at; to; on the site of; within; amidst; at the location of.
2. for; during; at the time of.

Pronoun

ที่ • (tîi)

1. that; which; who; whom.
2. where; when.

Conjunction

ที่ • (tîi)

1. if (+ conditional clause).

Prefix

ที่

1. (creating a noun from a verb) the person who.
2. (creating a noun from a verb) an object pertaining to which; that which; an object for; for the purpose of; equipment or gear for a purpose.
3. (creating a noun from a verb) a concept or idea pertaining to which.
4. (creating a noun from a verb) a place or location pertaining to which; a place to do something.
5. (creating a noun from a verb) an event, time, duration, or occurrence pertaining to which.
6. used with adjectives and cardinal numbers to create ordinals.
   • บทที่หนึ่ง

     bòt tîi nʉ̀ng

     lesson one

7. used to indicate comparisons or ordering.

Particle

ที่ • (tîi)

1. placed after an adjective to indicate that it applies particularly and specifically to its preceding noun.
2. used in the pattern “เป็น (bpen) + ที่ + verb” to make an adjective from a verb.

Noun

ที่ • (tîi)

1. land; place; area; seat (booking and reservations); site; location.

Classifier

ที่ • (tîi)

1. (formal) Classifier for locations, places, altars, armed forces, ashtrays, beaches, bridges, brothels, bruises, burns on the skin, insect bites, breakfasts.

Derived terms