ดาย

daai

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] weed; clear weeds

[agriculture] to remove weeds from a field, garden, or area

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2VerbB2

[to] clear/cut back vegetation

to cut, clear, or thin out overgrown plants so the area is open (broader than just removing weeds)

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3AdverbC1

empty; bare; alone (literary)

empty or bare; chiefly found in compounds, including เดียวดายเดียวดายdiiao-daai1lonely; solitary; desolate2alone; in solitude, meaning alone or solitary

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4Noun

die; shaping or cutting tool (technical)

a tool or block used to cut, stamp, or shape material, including a tool for cutting external screw threads (metalworking)

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

daai

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——