ด่อง

dɔ̀ɔng

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] die; [to] break down

to die, perish, or break down completely (often used informally or as slang)

Examples

โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ด่องdɔ̀ɔngด่องdɔ̀ɔng1[to] die; [to] break down2walking straight ahead without looking aroundไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeตกน้ำdtòk-náamตกน้ำdtòk-náam[to] fall into waterเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
My phone completely died because I dropped it in the water yesterday.
3 more examples
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəโหมhǒomงานngaanหนักnàkจนjonไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiระวังrá-wangร่างกายrâang-gaaiจะjàด่องdɔ̀ɔngเอาaoนะná
If you overwork yourself without resting like this, watch out or your body is going to give out.
แลlaeปbpaท็อปtópเครื่องkrêuuangเก่าgàoที่têeใช้cháiมาmaaห้าhâaปีbpeeดันdanมาmaaด่องdòngเอาaoดื้อๆdêuu dêuuกลางglaangห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumตอนdtonพรีเซนต์งานpree-sén ngaanสำคัญsăm-kan
The old laptop that I've been using for five years stubbornly died right in the middle of the meeting room during an important presentation.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakวิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnท่ามกลางtâam-glaangอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnจัดjàtแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiฉันchǎnเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanตัวเองdtuua-eengกำลังจะgam-lang-jàด่องdɔ̀ɔng
After running a marathon in this extreme heat, I'm so exhausted I feel like I'm about to perish.
2AdverbC1

walking straight ahead without looking around

used to describe someone walking straight ahead or going on their way without paying attention to others, often in the form ด่องด่องdɔ̀ɔng1[to] die; [to] break down2walking straight ahead without looking around ๆ

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningด่องdòngด่องdòng1[to] die; [to] break down2walking straight ahead without looking aroundๆ-ออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
He didn't say anything at all, and just walked straight out of the room.
3 more examples
เวลาway-laaเธอterโกรธgròhtเธอterมักจะmák jàเมินmernทุกคนtúk konแล้วláeoเดินdernด่องdòngๆ-ไปที่bpai têeรถrótของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngทันทีtan tee
When she gets angry, she usually ignores everyone and immediately walks straight to her car without looking back.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaนักข่าวnák kàaoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรุมล้อมrum lómขอkŏrสัมภาษณ์săm-pâatดาราdaa-raaสาวsăaoก็gâwไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiและláeเดินdernด่องdòngๆ-ฝ่าวงล้อมfàa wong lómไปbpaiขึ้นรถkêun rótทันทีtan tee
Even though reporters tried to swarm her for an interview, the actress paid no attention and walked straight through the crowd to get into her car immediately.
ผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanจอมjomหยิ่งyìngไม่mâiแม้แต่máe dtàeจะjàรับrápไหว้wâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanได้แต่dâai dtàeเดินdernด่องdòngๆ-เข้าkâoห้องทำงานhông tam-ngaanส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaไปbpaiอย่างหน้าตาเฉยyàang nâa dtaa chŏei
The arrogant executive didn't even acknowledge the employees' greetings, and just nonchalantly marched straight into his private office.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

dɔ̀ɔng

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + Mai ek → Low

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——
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