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dùuatMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] gulp down; down a drink (informal)
To drink something, especially alcohol, quickly or finish it in one gulp.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดวดdùuatดวดdùuat1[to] gulp down; down a drink (informal)2traditional Thai race board gameเบียร์biiaเบียร์biiabeerหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoครั้งเดียวkráng-diiao1once; only once2a single time; one occurrence3one-time; single; occurring only once
He downed the whole glass of beer in one gulp.
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พอกpɔ̂ɔkลับlápจากjàakเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ดวดdùuatน้ำเย็นnáam-yenหมดmòtแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛoขอkɔ̌ɔอีกìikแก้วgɛ̂ɛoทันทีtan-tii
When he got back from playing football, he downed a glass of cold water and immediately asked for another.
ฉันchănตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàจิบjìpเหล้าlâoช้าcháaๆ-แต่dtàeเพื่อนpêuuanดวดdùuatหมดmòtแก้วgâewไปแล้วbpai láew
I planned to sip my liquor slowly, but my friend had already downed the whole glass.
แม้mɛ́ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanจะjàท้าtáaให้hâiดวดdùuatเหล้าlâoหมดmòtแก้วgɛ̂ɛoในnaiครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakเมาmaoจนjonเสียการควบคุมsǐia-gaan-kûuap-kum
Although his friends challenged him to down the whole glass of liquor in one gulp, he refused because he didn't want to get so drunk that he lost control.
2NounC2
traditional Thai race board game
A traditional Thai board game in which players move pieces according to throws of cowrie shells and compete to reach the final space first.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamactivity; eventของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ๆ-ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerลองlongลองlong[to] try; attemptเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ดวดdùuatดวดdùuat1[to] gulp down; down a drink (informal)2traditional Thai race board gameโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withทอดเบี้ยtôt bîiaทอดเบี้ยtôt bîia1[to] cast cowrie shells (for divination or a traditional game)2cowrie-shell casting (divination/game practice)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกำหนดการgam-nòt gaanกำหนดการgam-nòt gaanschedule; program; agendaเดินหมากdern màakเดินหมากdern màak1[to] move a board-game piece2[to] make a strategic moveบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กระดานgrà-daanกระดานgrà-daan1board; plank2board (blackboard/whiteboard)3game board
During a museum activity, the children tried playing duat, throwing cowrie shells to determine how to move their pieces on the board.
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แม้mɛ́ɛผลpǒnการทอดgaan-tɔ̂ɔtเบี้ยbîiaจะjàทำให้tam-hâiดวดdùuatเป็นbpenเกมgeemที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiโชคchôokอยู่yùuส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้เล่นpûu-lênก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnเดินหมากdəən-màakเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiถึงtʉ̌ngช่องchɔ̂ngสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
Although throwing cowrie shells gives duat an element of chance, players still need to plan their moves to reach the final space before their opponents.
การสาธิตgaan-sǎa-títดวดdùuatครั้งนี้kráng-níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหยุดอยู่yùt-yùuแค่kɛ̂ɛการอธิบายgaan-à-tí-baaiกติกาgà-dtì-gaaหากhàakยังyangเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomได้dâaiทอดเบี้ยtɔ̂ɔt-bîiaและlɛ́ทดลองtót-lɔɔngเดินหมากdəən-màakด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eeng
This demonstration of duat went beyond explaining the rules; it also gave visitors the opportunity to throw the cowrie shells and try moving the pieces themselves.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpคุณตาkun-dtaaการเล่นgaan-lênดวดdùuatบนbonกระดานไม้grà-daan-máaiเก่าgàoมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnว่าwâaใครkraiจะjàเดินหมากdəən-màakไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngช่องchɔ̂ngสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenสายใยsǎai-yaiเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamคนkonต่างdtàangรุ่นrûnผ่านpàanวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaและlɛ́เสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́
For Grandpa, playing duat on the old wooden board is not merely a contest to see who reaches the final space first; it is also a bond connecting generations through conversation and laughter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dùuat
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 | — | — |