ทอดกาย
tɔ̂ɔt-gaaiMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] lie down; recline (literary)
To stretch out one's body in a lying or reclining position.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เดินมาdəən-maaเดินมาdəən-maa[to] walk over; come walking (toward speaker/reference point)ทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทอดกายtɔ̂ɔt-gaaiทอดกายtɔ̂ɔt-gaai[to] lie down; recline (literary)ลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)เตียงdtiiangเตียงdtiiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platformsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หลับไปlàp-bpaiหลับไปlàp-bpai[to] fall asleep
After walking all day, he stretched out on the bed and fell asleep.
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เธอtəəทอดกายtɔ̂ɔt-gaaiบนbonเก้าอี้gâo-îiเอนeenนอนnɔɔnริมrimระเบียงrá-biiangปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiลมเย็นlom-yenช่วยchûuaiคลายklaaiความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láaจากjàakการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan
She reclined on a lounge chair on the balcony, letting the cool breeze ease her fatigue from work.
เขาkăoทอดกายtôt gaaiเหยียดยาวyìiat yaaoบนbonเสื่อsèuuaใต้dtâiร่มไม้rôm máaiปล่อยให้bplòi hâiความเงียบkwaam ngîiapค่อยkôiๆ-กลบglòpเสียงsĭiangวุ่นวายwûn waaiที่têeยังyangค้างอยู่káang yòoในใจnai jai
He stretched out on a mat in the shade of a tree, letting the silence gradually drown out the turmoil lingering in his mind.
เธอtəəทอดกายtɔ̂ɔt-gaaiบนbonโซฟาsoo-faaอย่างyàangหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngขณะที่kà-nà-tîiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamจากjàakการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoยังคงวนเวียนyang-kong-won-wiianอยู่ในyùu-naiหัวhǔua
She lay sprawled on the sofa, exhausted, while the words from that morning’s meeting continued to circle in her head.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tɔ̂ɔt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ทอดtɔ̂ɔtทอดtɔ̂ɔt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)[to] fry (in oil)Part 1
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ทอดกายtɔ̂ɔt-gaaiทอดกายtɔ̂ɔt-gaai[to] lie down; recline (literary)[to] lie down; recline (literary)Word