ดาว
daaoMeanings
1NounA1
star (celestial body)
a luminous body in space like the sun, visible as a point of light in the night sky
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดาวdaaoดาวdaao1star (celestial body)2star (famous person)3star symbol/markเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
The sky has many stars tonight.
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I like to watch stars at night.
Last night we saw a shooting star streak across the sky.
If the weather is clear, we will see the stars more clearly.
2NounA2
star (famous person)
a very famous or leading performer or athlete; a celebrity
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เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ดาวdaaoดาวdaao1star (celestial body)2star (famous person)3star symbol/markของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวงเกิร์ลกรุ๊ปwong gern grúpวงเกิร์ลกรุ๊ปwong gern grúpgirl group; female idol groupที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คนรู้จักkon róo-jàkคนรู้จักkon róo-jàkacquaintance
She is the star of the girl group that everyone knows.
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นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnคนkonนั้นnánกลายเป็นglaai-bpenดาวdaaoของkɔ̌ɔngลีกlîikหลังlǎngยิงyingประตูbprà-dtuuต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
That footballer became the star of the league after scoring goals consecutively.
หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiดังdangได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiดาวdaaoระดับชาติrá-dàp-châatแสดงนำsà-dɛɛng-nam
This movie became popular because a national superstar starred in it.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenดาวdaaoของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimเขาkǎoยังyangซ้อมหนักsɔ́ɔm-nàkและlɛ́ให้เครดิตhâi-kree-dìtเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even as the team's star, he still trains hard and always gives credit to his teammates.
3NounA2
star symbol/mark
a star-shaped mark or rating symbol (e.g., stars for reviews or grades)
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerห้าดาวhâa-daaoห้าดาวhâa-daao1five-star; top-rated2a five-star ratingจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; client
This shop got five stars from customers.
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I give this movie four stars because it’s very fun.
This app got three stars in the latest reviews.
ครูkruuใช้cháiสติกเกอร์sà-dtík-gêrรูปดาวrôop daaoติดdtìtการบ้านgaan bâanเพื่อpêuuaให้คะแนนhâi ká-naenและláeกำลังใจgam-lang-jai
The teacher uses star stickers on homework to grade and encourage students.
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 -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
daao
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 | — | — |