Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1adv.
for a while; awhile; momentarily; a minute; a moment; just a moment; in a momentlexitron
2n.
while; moment; instantwiktionary
3adv.
soon; laterwiktionary
4interj.
wait; hold onwiktionary
5adv.
sometimes; on some occasions; at a certain timewiktionary
Less common senses (2)
6adv.
then; accordinglywiktionary
7conj.
unless; otherwisewiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesเดี๋ยวนี้มีแล้ว แต่สัญญาณโทรศัพท์ยังไม่ดี
Now there is, but the phone signal still isn't good.
เดี๋ยวนี้เราไม่ได้ใช้ควายไถนาแล้ว
These days we no longer use buffalo to plough.
ทุกคนรอ เพราะรู้ว่าเดี๋ยวก็หยุดตก
Everyone waits, knowing it'll stop soon.
เดี๋ยวนี้คนหนุ่มสาวไปซื้อของในห้าง
These days young people buy their things at the mall.
Built from
Uncertain. Possibly from corruption of เดียว (diao, “one; single”). Compare Lao ດຽວ (diāu).