คล้อย
klɔ́ɔiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] be swayed; go along (with); agree
to be influenced and go along with [sb/sth]; to incline to agree or follow
Examples
ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuaiไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuai1[to] disagree; [to] object2opposed; dissentingแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เหตุผลhèt pŏnเหตุผลhèt pŏn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationalityละเอียดlá-ìiatละเอียดlá-ìiat1fine; minute; tiny (texture/particles)2detailed; thorough3subtle; delicate; sensitive4refined (opposite of crude)ๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคล้อยตามklói dtaamคล้อยตามklói dtaam[to] go along with [sb/sth]; be swayed by
At first he disagreed, but after listening to the detailed reasoning, he started to go along with it.
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เธอtəəมักจะmák-jàคล้อยklɔ́ɔiไปbpaiกับgàpความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพราะprɔ́ไว้ใจwái-jaiเขาkǎoมากmâak
She tends to be influenced and go along with her close friend's opinions because she trusts her a lot.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumที่tîiกดดันgòt-danทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konคล้อยตามklɔ́ɔi-dtaamข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่tîiยังyangไม่mâiรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpนักnák
The pressured atmosphere of the meeting led many people to be swayed and go along with a proposal that was not very well considered.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanอีกìikด้านdâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiก็gɔ̂คล้อยตามklɔ́ɔi-dtaamแนวทางnɛɛo-taangเดิมdəəmเพราะprɔ́กระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛความเห็นkwaam-hěnสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-ná
Despite evidence to the contrary, most of the committee inclined to follow the original course due to public opinion.
2AdjectiveB2
descending; approaching the horizon (sun/moon); growing late
descending toward the horizon, as of the sun or moon; advanced or growing late, as of the day
Examples
เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolย่ำyâmย่ำyâm1[to] tread; trample; stamp2[to] beat a gong or drum repeatedly to mark the timeแดดdɛ̀ɛtแดดdɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshineเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคล้อยklɔ́ɔiคล้อยklɔ́ɔi1[to] be swayed; go along (with); agree2descending; approaching the horizon (sun/moon); growing lateลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureแนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎoแนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎomountain range; ridgeline
At dusk, the sunlight began to sink behind the mountain ridge.
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เมื่อmêuuaจันทร์janคล้อยklóiใจjaiคนkonก็gâwรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaเวลาค่ำway-laa kâmมาเยือนmaa yeuuanจริงๆjing jing
As the moon wanes toward setting, people feel that night has truly arrived.
งานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangคล้อยสู่klɔ́ɔi-sùuช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaiบทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaก็gɔ̂เบาบางลงbao-baang-longอย่างเป็นธรรมชาติyàang-bpen-tam-má-châat
As the party drew toward its end, the conversation naturally grew sparse.
ฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnคล้อยklɔ́ɔiผ่านไปpàan-bpaiทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiเสียงจักจั่นsǐiang-jàk-gà-jànก็gɔ̂เงียบngîiapลงlongเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanประกาศbprà-gàatการลาgaan-laaจากjàak
As summer gradually drew to its close, the cicadas' chorus quieted as if announcing a farewell.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
klɔ́ɔi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |