ต้อย
dtɔ̂ɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
low; small; inferior
low, small, little, or inferior in rank or status
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเกิดมาgə̀ət-maaเกิดมาgə̀ət-maa1[to] be born2ever; in one's life (since birth)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยากจนyâak-jonยากจนyâak-jonpoor; impoverishedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ต่ำต้อยdtàm-dtɔ̂ɔiต่ำต้อยdtàm-dtɔ̂ɔilowly; of low status
He was born into a poor and lowly family.
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ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngต่ำต้อยdtàm-dtɔ̂ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though he has a lowly position, he always works hard.
สังคมsǎng-komไม่ควรmâi-kuuanตัดสินdtàt-sǐnคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonจากjàakฐานะtǎa-náหรือrʉ̌ʉชาติกำเนิดchâat-gam-nə̀ətที่tîiต่ำต้อยdtàm-dtɔ̂ɔi
Society should not judge a person's value by their lowly status or origins.
เธอtəəพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพิสูจน์pí-sùutตัวเองdtuua-eengให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konเห็นว่าhěn-wâaคนkonที่tîiมีmiiพื้นเพpʉ́ʉn-peeต่ำต้อยdtàm-dtɔ̂ɔiก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètได้dâai
She tries to prove to everyone that someone from a lowly background can also succeed.
2AdverbB2
closely behind
following closely behind someone, especially in the phrase ตามต้อย ๆ
Examples
ลูกสุนัขlôok sù-nákลูกสุนัขlôok sù-nákpuppyตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]เดินตามdern dtaamเดินตามdern dtaam[to] follow [sb/sth] on footเจ้าของjâo kŏngเจ้าของjâo kŏngowner; proprietorต้อยdtôiต้อยdtôi1low; small; inferior2closely behindๆ-ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทุกที่túk têeทุกที่túk têeeverywhere; in all places
That puppy walks closely behind its owner everywhere.
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The younger sister likes to follow closely behind her older brother because she wants to play with him.
พอporเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเขาkăoมีmeeขนมkà-nŏmเด็กdèkๆ-ก็gâwพากันpaa ganเดินตามdern dtaamต้อยdtôiๆ-เพื่อpêuuaขอkŏrแบ่งbàeng
As soon as they saw he had snacks, the children followed closely behind him to ask for a share.
ไม่ว่าmâi wâaผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanจะjàเดินdernไปตรวจงานbpai dtrùuat ngaanที่ไหนtêe năiผู้ช่วยpôo chûuayก็gâwจะjàคอยkoiเดินตามdern dtaamต้อยdtôiๆ-เพื่อpêuuaจดบันทึกjòt ban-túkเสมอsà-mĕr
Wherever the manager goes to inspect the work, the assistant will always follow closely behind to take notes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dtɔ̂ɔi
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 | — | — |