ต่อรอย
dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] follow up clues; trace
to investigate or trace something by following existing clues or indications.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerต่อรอยdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔiต่อรอยdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔi[to] follow up clues; traceจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìt1CCTV camera; security camera2CCTV system (by extension)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderหลบหนีlòp-nǐiหลบหนีlòp-nǐi1[to] escape; flee2[to] evade; abscond
The police followed the clues in the security footage and found the vehicle the criminal had used to escape.
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เราraoเริ่มrə̂əmต่อรอยdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔiจากที่jàak-tîiอยู่yùuบนbonจดหมายjòt-mǎaiเก่าgàoจนjonพบpópบ้านbâanที่tîiคุณตาkun-dtaaเคยkəəiอยู่yùu
We started with the address on an old letter and followed the clues until we found the house where Grandfather once lived.
แม้mɛ́ɛพยานpá-yaanจะjàจำjamเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanได้dâaiไม่mâiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtแต่dtɛ̀ɛรายละเอียดเล็กน้อยraai-lá-ìiat-lék-nɔ́ɔiที่tîiเขาkǎoให้มาhâi-maaก็gɔ̂ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatต่อรอยdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔiไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiได้dâai
Although the witness could not remember the entire incident, the small details he provided helped the police follow the trail to a suspect.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoต่อรอยdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔiจากjàakเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanการโอนเงินgaan-oon-ngənก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàพบว่าpóp-wâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngในnaiคดีká-diiนี้níiมีmiiเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngคนเดียวkon-diiaoกันgan
The journalist followed the trail through money transfer records and discovered that several companies involved in the case shared the same owner.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtɔ̀ɔ
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend[to] continue; go onPart 1
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ต่อรอยdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔiต่อรอยdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔi[to] follow up clues; trace[to] follow up clues; traceWord