ดอย
dɔɔiMeaning
1NounA2
mountain; high hill (Northern Thai usage)
a mountain or high hill; commonly used in Northern Thailand to refer to mountains (e.g., ดอยสุเทพดอยสุเทพdɔɔi-sù-têepDoi Suthep (mountain in Chiang Mai)).
Examples
หน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎao1winter; the cold season2in winter; during the cold seasonนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3space; arena (figurative)ดอยdɔɔiดอยdɔɔimountain; high hill (Northern Thai usage)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yencool weatherและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วิวwiuวิวwiu1view; scenery2view (online count)สวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyทั่วทั้งtûua-tángทั่วทั้งtûua-táng1throughout [sth]; all over [sth]2entire; wholeภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâak1region2regional; of a region
This winter we want to visit the upland areas because the weather is cool and the views are beautiful throughout the region.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanในพื้นที่nai péun-têeดอยdoiมักmákปลูกbplòokพืชเมืองหนาวpêut meuuang năaoและláeใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaกับgàpภูมิประเทศpoom-bprà-têetสูงชันsŏong chan
Villagers in the upland areas often grow cold-climate crops and adapt their lives to the steep terrain.
หากhàakฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkเส้นทางขึ้นsên-taang-kʉ̂nลงlongดอยdɔɔiอาจàatลื่นlʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́ปิดbpìtชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
If it rains heavily, the routes into and out of the uplands may be slippery and temporarily closed for tourists' safety.
This year I want to go to Doi Suthep.
Yesterday we drove up the mountain to see the evening view.
Tomorrow they will take us hiking on the mountain all day.
หน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoคนkonแห่hɛ̀ɛไปbpaiกางเต็นท์gaang-dténบนดอยbon-dɔɔiเพราะprɔ́อากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenและlɛ́ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaเห็นhěnดาวdaaoชัดchát
In winter, people flock to camp on the mountain because the weather is cool and the sky is full of visible stars.
การบริหารจัดการgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-jàt-gaanดอยdɔɔiอย่างยั่งยืนyàang-yâng-yʉʉnต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetทั้งtángผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaลำน้ำlam-náamและlɛ́ชุมชนchum-chonที่ตั้งtîi-dtângกระจายgrà-jaaiบนbonพื้นที่สูงpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sǔung
Sustainable management of the uplands must consider the entire ecosystem—forests, waterways, and communities dispersed across the highlands.
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 syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
dɔɔi
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 | — | — |