ดอ
dɔɔMeanings
1NounB1
spoken name of the consonant ด
the syllable used when naming the Thai consonant ด (dor dek); by extension, can refer to the letter ด itself
Examples
พยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náconsonant (sound or letter)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeดอdɔɔดอdɔɔ1spoken name of the consonant ด2penis (vulgar slang)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)
This Thai consonant is read as 'Dor Dek'.
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The word 'dern' (to walk) starts with the letter 'Dor Dek'.
คุณครูkun-kruuสอนsɔ̌ɔnวิธีwí-tiiเขียนkǐianตัวdtuuaดอdɔɔเด็กdèkให้hâiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngตามdtaamหลักlàk
The teacher taught the correct way to write the letter 'Dor Dek' according to the standard.
ในทางnai-taangสัทศาสตร์sàt-tá-sàatเสียงsǐiangดอdɔɔในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiจัดเป็นjàt-bpenเสียงsǐiangกักgàkไม่mâiก้องgɔ̂ɔngที่tîiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngปุ่มbpùmเหงือกngʉ̀ʉak
In phonetics, the 'Dor' sound in Thai is classified as a voiceless, unaspirated alveolar stop.
2NounB2
penis (vulgar slang)
a vulgar slang term for the male genitals; strongly informal/offensive in many contexts
Examples
เด็กวัยรุ่นdèk-wai-rûnเด็กวัยรุ่นdèk-wai-rûnteenager; adolescentกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)หยาบคายyàap-kaaiหยาบคายyàap-kaairude; vulgar; coarseมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ดอdɔɔดอdɔɔ1spoken name of the consonant ด2penis (vulgar slang)หลุดออกมาlùt-ɔ̀ɔk-maaหลุดออกมาlùt-ɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come off; [to] fall out2[to] slip out; [of info] leak outด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
That group of teenagers was speaking very crudely; I heard the word 'dor' slip out.
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ในnaiหนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeมีmeeคำหยาบkam yàapเยอะมากyér mâakแม้แต่máe dtàeคำว่าkam wâaดอdoก็gâwพูดpôotออกมาòk maaตรงๆdtrong dtrong
This movie has a lot of swear words; even the word 'dor' was said outright.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเมาmaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoไปbpaiยืนyʉʉnตะโกนdtà-goonด่าdàaคู่อริkûu-à-rìด้วยdûuaiคำว่าkam-wâaไอ้หัวดอâi-hǔua-dɔɔกลางglaangร้านเหล้าráan-lâo
My friend got drunk and stood there shouting the insult 'ai hua dor' (dickhead) at his rival in the middle of the bar.
การใช้คำgaan-chái-kamว่าwâaดอdɔɔเป็นbpenคำด่าทอkam-dàa-tɔɔถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaก้าวร้าวgâao-ráaoและlɛ́เป็นbpenการดูgaan-duuหมิ่นศักดิ์ศรีmìn-sàk-sǐiความเป็นมนุษย์kwaam-bpen-má-nútอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ng
Using the word 'dor' as an insult is considered aggressive and a form of debasing human dignity.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |