ท้อถอย
tɔ́ɔ-tɔ̌ɔiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] lose heart; become discouraged; give up
to feel discouraged and lose the will to continue, sometimes stopping or backing down from effort
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ[to] read; [to] studyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toท้อถอยtɔ́ɔ-tɔ̌ɔiท้อถอยtɔ́ɔ-tɔ̌ɔi[to] lose heart; become discouraged; give upและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngfor a moment; for a while
He didn’t understand the reading many times, so he became discouraged and stopped doing his homework for a while.
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พอporสมัครงานsà-màk ngaanแล้วláeoถูกปฏิเสธtòok bpà-dtì-sàytซ้ำๆsám-sámเธอterก็gâwท้อถอยtóo tŏiจนjonอยากyàakเลิกlêrkหางานhăa ngaanไปเลยbpai loie
After being rejected repeatedly when applying for jobs, she felt discouraged to the point of wanting to stop job searching altogether.
ทีมtiimเริ่มrə̂əmท้อถอยtɔ́ɔ-tɔ̌ɔiหลังจากlǎng-jàakแพ้pɛ́ɛติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganหลายlǎaiนัดnátจนjonซ้อมsɔ́ɔmน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longและlɛ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaตั้งเป้าหมายdtâng-bpâo-mǎaiสูงsǔung
The team started to feel discouraged after losing several matches in a row, training less and not daring to set high goals.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโครงการkroong-gaanเจอjəəอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkมากมายmâak-maaiสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkบางคนbaang-konท้อถอยtɔ́ɔ-tɔ̌ɔiและlɛ́ถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้นำpûu-namยังคงyang-kongผลักดันplàk-danให้hâiเดินหน้าdəən-nâaต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
When the project faced many obstacles, some members became discouraged and withdrew, but the leader kept pushing it forward.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ท้อtɔ́ɔท้อtɔ́ɔ1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged3peach (tree or fruit)discouraged; disheartenedPart 1
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ถอยtɔ̌ɔiถอยtɔ̌ɔi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out; back down3[to] decline; regress; deteriorate[to] move back; back up; retreatPart 2
ท้อถอยtɔ́ɔ-tɔ̌ɔiท้อถอยtɔ́ɔ-tɔ̌ɔi[to] lose heart; become discouraged; give up[to] lose heart; become discouraged; give upWord