ก๋อย
gɔ̌ɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
lame; uncool; weak
lame, uncool, weak, or of poor quality (commonly used as slang)
Examples
โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ก๋อยgɔ̌ɔiก๋อยgɔ̌ɔi1lame; uncool; weak2Pa Koi fighting cockมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!แบตbɛ̀tแบตbɛ̀t1battery (device)2battery level/chargeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoall gone; finished; sold out
This phone is really crappy; use it for just a little bit and the battery is dead.
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ทีมเราtiim-raoเล่นlênก๋อยgɔ̌ɔiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiจะjàไปbpaiสู้sûuกับgàpทีมtiimระดับrá-dàpแชมป์chɛ́mได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngai
With our team playing this lamely, how can we compete with a championship-level team?
ไอเดียai-diiaที่tîiฝ่ายการตลาดfàai-gaan-dtà-làatเสนอsà-nə̌əมาmaaเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanมันmanดูduuก๋อยgɔ̌ɔiไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàดึงดูดdʉng-dùutกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnได้เลยdâai-ləəi
The idea the marketing department proposed yesterday seems a bit too lame; it's highly unlikely to attract the teenage demographic.
ข้ออ้างkɔ̂ɔ-âangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมันmanก๋อยgɔ̌ɔiมากmâakฟังfangยังไงก็yang-ngai-gɔ̂รู้rúuว่าwâaกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแต่งdtɛ̀ngเรื่องโกหกrʉ̂ʉang-goo-hòkอยู่yùu
His excuse was incredibly weak; no matter how you listen to it, you can tell he's trying to make up a lie.
2NounC2
Pa Koi fighting cock
a type or breed of fighting cock called Pa Koi, often used as a short form of ไก่ป่าก๋อย
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไก่ชนgài-chonไก่ชนgài-chongamecock; fighting cockโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́โดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́especially; particularly; specificallyสายพันธุ์sǎai-panสายพันธุ์sǎai-pan1breed; strain; variety2lineage; genetic line3variant (virus/bacteria)ก๋อยgɔ̌ɔiก๋อยgɔ̌ɔi1lame; uncool; weak2Pa Koi fighting cockที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉ1famous; renowned; noted (often for ...)2[to] be renowned (for sth); be known as3[to] enter a name; register a nameเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentดุดันdù-danดุดันdù-danfierce; aggressive
My father likes to raise fighting cocks, especially the Koi breed, which is famous for its aggressiveness.
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ไก่gàiก๋อยgɔ̌ɔiสายเลือดsǎai-lʉ̂ʉatแท้tɛ́ɛในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangหายากhǎa-yâakและlɛ́มีราคาสูงmii-raa-kaa-sǔungมากmâakในnaiวงการwong-gaanไก่ชนgài-chon
Pureblood Koi chickens are currently quite rare and command a very high price in the fighting cock community.
จุดเด่นjùt-dènของkɔ̌ɔngไก่gàiป่าbpàaก๋อยgɔ̌ɔiคือkʉʉลีลาlii-laaการgaanจิกjìkซอกsɔ̂ɔkคอkɔɔที่tîiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamและlɛ́สามารถsǎa-mâatตีdtiiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuได้dâaiอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛng
The outstanding feature of the Pa Koi chicken is its precise neck-pecking style and its ability to strike opponents fiercely.
เซียนsianไก่ชนgài chonหลายคนlăai konนิยมní-yomนำnamไก่gàiก๋อยgŏiไปbpaiผสมpà-sŏmข้ามkâamสายพันธุ์săai panกับgàpไก่gàiพม่าpá-mâaเพื่อpêuuaดึงdeungเอาaoลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà dènทางtaangสรีระsà-ree-ráและláeชั้นเชิงchân-cherngของkŏngทั้งสองtáng sŏngสายพันธุ์săai panมาmaaไว้wáiด้วยกันdûuai gan
Many fighting cock experts favor crossbreeding the Koi chicken with the Burmese breed to combine the outstanding physical traits and tactical finesse of both breeds.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
gɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |