ท้อ
tɔ́ɔMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
discouraged; disheartened
Feeling dispirited or lacking will to continue.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ท้อtɔ́ɔท้อtɔ́ɔ1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged3peach (tree or fruit)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Lately I feel discouraged and don't want to do anything.
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He feels dispirited because he has read many times and still doesn't understand.
She started to feel discouraged when she encountered repeated obstacles at work.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàท้อtɔ́ɔจากjàakการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kหนักnàkทุกวันtúk-wanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรักษาrák-sǎaวินัยwí-naiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Even though he feels dispirited from training hard every day, he still tries to maintain his discipline.
2VerbA2
[to] lose heart; feel discouraged
To become disheartened or give up mentally.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rètจนjonเริ่มrə̂əmท้อtɔ́ɔ
He tried again and again but failed, until he started to feel disheartened.
3NounC1
peach (tree or fruit)
The peach tree or its fruit.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ท้อtɔ́ɔท้อtɔ́ɔ1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged3peach (tree or fruit)ออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerชมพูchom-puuชมพูchom-puu1pink; rosy2pink (color)อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciate
There is a peach tree in the backyard blooming pale pink flowers.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงtʉ̌ngปลายbplaaiฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnผลpǒnท้อtɔ́ɔบนbonภูเขาpuu-kǎoจะjàหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
At the end of summer, mountain peaches become especially sweet and fragrant.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiโบราณboo-raanพรรณนาpan-ná-naaกลิ่นglìnดอกdɔ̀ɔkท้อtɔ́ɔที่tîiลอยlɔɔiตามdtaamลมlomยามyaamรุ่งสางrûng-sǎang
An ancient poem describes the scent of peach blossoms drifting on the dawn breeze.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบbprìiapความรักkwaam-rákแรกrɛ̂ɛkกับgàpสวนsǔuanท้อtɔ́ɔในnaiวสันต์wá-sǎnที่tîiบานbaanพรั่งprângและlɛ́จางหายไปjaang-hǎai-bpaiชั่วพริบตาchûua-príp-dtaa
The poet likens first love to a springtime peach grove, in full bloom and fading in an instant.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tɔ́ɔ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |