ตายโหง

dtaai-hǒong

Meanings

1NounB2

violent/unnatural death; death by accident

Death by accident, violence, or sudden unnatural causes (not by illness or old age); in Thai belief, a death with inauspicious, restless spirits.

Examples

ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ความเชื่อโบราณkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-boo-raanความเชื่อโบราณkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-boo-raanancient belief; traditional beliefการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterตายโหงdtaai-hǒongตายโหงdtaai-hǒong1violent/unnatural death; death by accident2[to] die a violent/unnatural deathจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]วิญญาณwin-yaanวิญญาณwin-yaan1soul; spirit (life force)2ghost; spirit of the deceased3consciousness; awareness (formal)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปสู่bpai-sùuไปสู่bpai-sùu1[to] go to; proceed to (a place)2[to] move toward; progress to (a state or outcome)สุขsùkสุขsùk1happiness; well-being2happy; content (formal/literary)ติdtìติdtì1[to] criticize; find fault2criticism; fault-finding
According to ancient beliefs, an unnatural death will prevent the spirit from finding peace.
3 more examples
อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètเครื่องบินkrêuuang binตกdtòkครั้งkrángนั้นnánนับเป็นnáp bpenการgaanตายโหงdtaai hŏngที่têeน่าสลดใจnâa sà-lòt jaiที่สุดtêe sùtครั้งหนึ่งkráng nèungในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat
That plane crash was one of the most tragic unnatural deaths in history.
ในnaiนิยายสืบสวนสอบสวนní-yaai-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanมักจะmák-jàเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônด้วยdûuaiปริศนาbprìt-sà-nǎaของkɔ̌ɔngการgaanตายโหงdtaai-hǒongที่tîiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanไม่มีmâi-miiคำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baai
Detective novels often begin with the mystery of an unnatural death that seems to have no explanation.
เจ้าหน้าที่นิติเวชjâao-nâa-tîi-ní-dtì-wêetมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiชันสูตรchan-ná-sùutเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบุrá-bùสาเหตุsǎa-hèetและlɛ́แยกแยะyɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́ระหว่างrá-wàangการgaanตายโหงdtaai-hǒongกับgàpการเสียชีวิตgaan-sǐia-chii-wítด้วยdûuaiโรคภัยไข้เจ็บrôok-pai-kâi-jèp
The forensic officer's duty is to perform an autopsy to determine the cause and distinguish between an unnatural death and death by illness.
2VerbB2

[to] die a violent/unnatural death

To die by accident, violence, or other sudden unnatural causes; often viewed as inauspicious in Thai culture.

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตายโหงdtaai-hǒongตายโหงdtaai-hǒong1violent/unnatural death; death by accident2[to] die a violent/unnatural deathจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetaccident; mishapทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)รถยนต์rót-yonรถยนต์rót-yon1car; automobile2motor vehicle (general)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛolast month
He died violently in a car accident last month.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaใครkraiที่tîiลบหลู่lóp-lùuศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngตายโหงdtaai-hǒong
The villagers believe that anyone who disrespects the shrine will die an unnatural death.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน่าเศร้าnâa-sâoที่tîiคนงานkon-ngaanจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaตายโหงdtaai-hǒongในnaiโศกนาฏกรรมsòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gamไฟไหม้fai-mâiโรงงานroong-ngaan
It is tragic that many workers had to die unnaturally in the factory fire tragedy.
ในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatมีmeeกษัตริย์gà-sàtหลายlăaiพระองค์prá ongที่têeต้องdtôngตายโหงdtaai hŏngเพราะpráwถูกtòokลอบปลงพระชนม์lôp bplong prá-chon
In history, many kings died violently due to assassination.

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

  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

dtaai

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——

Related Words

2[to] die a violent/unnatural death