ดื้อๆ
dêuu dêuuMeanings
1AdverbB2
for no reason; just like that
without any reason, warning, or explanation; abruptly; just like that
Examples
ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดับไปdàp bpaiดับไปdàp bpai1[to] go out; [to] be extinguished2[to] die; [to] pass away (literary)ดื้อๆdêuu dêuuดื้อๆdêuu dêuu1for no reason; just like that2plainly stubborn (colloq.)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyตึกdtèukตึกdtèukbuilding (of masonry or concrete)เงียบสนิทngîiap sà-nìtเงียบสนิทngîiap sà-nìtcompletely silent
The power just went out all of a sudden, and the whole building fell silent.
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He canceled the appointment abruptly without giving a reason.
เครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์krêuuang kom-piw-dtêrค้างkáangดื้อๆdêuu dêuuทั้งที่táng têeเมื่อกี้mêuua géeยังyangทำงานtam ngaanปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
The computer froze out of the blue even though it was working fine just a moment ago.
ฝนfŏnหยุดyùtดื้อๆdêuu dêuuกลางglaangงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanทำให้tam hâiเวทีway-teeต้องdtôngปรับbpràpตารางdtaa-raangใหม่màiทันทีtan tee
The rain suddenly stopped in the middle of the festival, forcing the stage to adjust the schedule immediately.
2AdjectiveB2
plainly stubborn (colloq.)
stubborn in a bare, unreasoned way; simply being obstinate (colloquial intensifying reduplication of ดื้อดื้อdʉ̂ʉ1stubborn; obstinate; headstrong2naughty; disobedient3resistant (to treatment/control))
Examples
บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เถียงtĭiangเถียงtĭiang[to] argue; [to] talk backดื้อๆdêuu dêuuดื้อๆdêuu dêuu1for no reason; just like that2plainly stubborn (colloq.)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนั่นแหละnân làeนั่นแหละnân làe1exactly; that's it2emphatic particle: 'exactly; indeed'
Even when told nicely, he still argues stubbornly for no good reason.
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The doctor told him to rest, but he insists on continuing practice just out of sheer stubbornness.
มีเหตุผลmee hèht pŏnให้hâiครบถ้วนkróp tûuanแล้วláeoแต่dtàeเขาkăoกลับglàpยืนกรานyeuun graanดื้อๆdêuu dêuuไม่mâiยอมyomปรับbpràpแผนpăen
All the reasons were clearly laid out, yet he obstinately refused to adjust the plan.
ทั้งtángทีมteemเห็นhĕnตรงกันdtrong ganแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwยึดyéutความคิดkwaam kítเดิมdermดื้อๆdêuu dêuuโดยdoiไม่รับฟังmâi ráp fangข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrใดๆdai dai
The whole team agreed, but she stuck to her original idea out of sheer obstinacy, refusing to hear any suggestions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดื้อๆ said ดื้อ-ดื้อ?
dêuu dêuu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dêuu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |