ดักหนู
dàk-nǔuMeaning
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[to] trap mice/rats
To set a trap for mice or rats. From ดักดักdàk1[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait2[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)3[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial) (dàk) 'to trap' and หนูหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person) (nǔu) 'mouse/rat'.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesดักหนูdàk-nǔuดักหนูdàk-nǔu[to] trap mice/ratsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
Dad is setting a mousetrap in the kitchen.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangหนูnǔuเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉที่ดักหนูtîi-dàk-nǔuมาใช้maa-chái
Last night I heard a mouse, so I had to go buy a mousetrap to use.
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmไปดูbpai-duuที่ดักหนูtîi-dàk-nǔuที่tîiเราraoวางไว้waang-wáiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanนะná
Tomorrow morning, don't forget to check the mousetrap we set behind the house.
ชาวนาchaao-naaต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียนรู้riian-rúuวิธีwí-tiiดักหนูdàk-nǔuอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพyàang-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiมันmanมาmaaกินข้าวgin-kâaoในnaiนาnaa
Farmers must learn how to trap rats effectively to prevent them from eating the rice in the paddies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dàk
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
ดักdàkดักdàk1[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait2[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)3[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in waitPart 1
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หนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)mouse; ratPart 2
ดักหนูdàk-nǔuดักหนูdàk-nǔu[to] trap mice/rats[to] trap mice/ratsWord