จับตาย
jàp-dtaaiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] kill rather than capture alive
To kill a person or animal being pursued instead of capturing them alive.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับตายjàp-dtaaiจับตายjàp-dtaai1[to] kill rather than capture alive2[to] mark an opponent tightlyคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu[to] fight; struggleขณะkà-nàขณะkà-nà1moment; period of time2while; at the time whenพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptหลบหนีlòp-nǐiหลบหนีlòp-nǐi1[to] escape; flee2[to] evade; abscond
The police shot dead the criminal who fired at them while trying to escape.
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เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiตามล่าdtaam-lâaเสือsʉ̌ʉaที่tîiทำร้ายtam-ráaiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàจับตายjàp-dtaaiได้dâaiในnaiป่าbpàa
The authorities tracked down the tiger that had attacked villagers and eventually killed it in the forest.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เสียชีวิตpûu-sǐia-chii-wítเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngให้hâiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaเหตุใดhèet-daiตำรวจdtam-rùuatจึงjʉngจับตายjàp-dtaaiผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiทั้งที่táng-tîiเขาkǎoถูกtùukล้อมlɔ́ɔmไว้wáiและlɛ́น่าจะnâa-jàจับjàpเป็นได้bpen-dâai
The deceased man's family called for an investigation into why the police killed the suspect when he was surrounded and could likely have been captured alive.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeคำสั่งkam sàngให้hâiจับjàpหมีmĕeที่têeหลุดlùtจากjàakสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtเป็นbpenๆ-แต่dtàeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeก็gâwต้องdtôngจับตายjàp dtaaiเมื่อmêuuaมันmanพุ่งpûngเข้าkâoทำร้ายtam ráaiคนkon
Although the authorities had been ordered to capture the escaped zoo bear alive, they had to kill it when it charged at someone.
2VerbB2
[to] mark an opponent tightly
To guard an opposing player so closely that their movement and ability to contribute to play are severely restricted.
Examples
กองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaกองหน้าgɔɔng-nâa1forward/striker (sports)2vanguard; advance guard (military)ของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)จับตายjàp-dtaaiจับตายjàp-dtaai1[to] kill rather than capture alive2[to] mark an opponent tightlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛpalmost; nearlyไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)บอลbɔɔnบอลbɔɔn1ball (object)2football; soccerเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Our striker was marked so tightly that he barely got the ball.
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โค้ชkóotสั่งให้sàng-hâiกองหลังgɔɔng-lǎngจับตายjàp-dtaaiดาวdaaoยิงyingของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngไม่ให้mâi-hâiเขาkǎoมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatยิงประตูying-bprà-dtuu
The coach told the defenders to mark the opposing team's top scorer tightly and deny him any chance to shoot.
เมื่อmêuuaเพลย์เมกเกอร์play mék gerถูกtòokจับตายjàp dtaaiจนjonเล่นlênไม่mâiออกòkทีมteemจึงjeungต้องdtôngเปลี่ยนbplìianแผนpăenและláeขึ้นเกมkêun gemทางtaangริมเส้นrim sênแทนtaen
When the playmaker was marked so tightly that he could not influence the game, the team had to change tactics and attack down the wings instead.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukกองหลังgɔɔng-lǎngสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonจับตายjàp-dtaaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtครึ่งแรกkrʉ̂ng-rɛ̂ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangหาจังหวะhǎa-jang-wàหลุดไปlùt-bpaiทำประตูtam-bprà-dtuuได้dâaiในnaiครึ่งหลังkrʉ̂ng-lǎng
Although two defenders marked him tightly throughout the first half, he still managed to break free and score in the second half.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
จับตายjàp-dtaaiจับตายjàp-dtaai[to] kill rather than capture alive[to] kill rather than capture aliveWord