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nók-dtɔ̀ɔMeanings
1NounB2
decoy bird
a bird used as a decoy to lure other birds
Examples
พรานป่าpraan bpàaพรานป่าpraan bpàaforest hunterใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderนกต่อnók dtòrนกต่อnók dtòr1decoy bird2decoy; shillเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofล่อlôrล่อlôr1[to] lure; entice; bait2mule3[slang] [to] have sex (vulgar)นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureอื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2other; anotherให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearly
The hunter uses a decoy bird to lure other birds to come closer.
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ลุงlungของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเลี้ยงlíiangนกเขาnók-kǎoไว้wáiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngตัวdtuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenนกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́
My uncle keeps one dove specifically to use as a decoy bird.
การใช้gaan-cháiนกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔในnaiการจับgaan-jàpนกป่าnók-bpàaมาmaaขายkǎaiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiในnaiหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têet
Using a decoy bird to catch wild birds for sale is considered an illegal act in many countries.
นกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔที่ดีtîi-diiจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngมีmiiเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngที่tîiไพเราะpai-rɔ́และlɛ́สามารถsǎa-mâatดึงดูดdʉng-dùutความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngฝูงfǔungนกnókในnaiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatได้dâai
A good decoy bird must have a beautiful call and be able to attract the attention of wild bird flocks.
2NounC1
decoy; shill
a person acting as a decoy, shill, or bait to lure others into a trap or scam
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔนกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔ1decoy bird2decoy; shillให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แก๊งgɛ́ngแก๊งgɛ́ng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)ต้มตุ๋นdtôm-dtǔnต้มตุ๋นdtôm-dtǔn1[to] swindle; con; scam; defraud2swindle; con; scamได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possible
The police have already caught the man who acted as a shill for the scam gang.
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มิจฉาชีพmít-chǎa-chîipมักจะmák-jàจ้างjâangคนkonหน้าตาดีnâa-dtaa-diiมาmaaเป็นbpenนกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลอกลวงlɔ̀ɔk-luuangเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaให้hâiโอนเงินoon-ngən
Scammers often hire good-looking people to act as decoys to trick victims into transferring money.
เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจjâao-nâa-tîi-dtam-rùuatจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngส่งsòngสายลับsǎai-lápเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenนกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทลายtá-laaiเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtระดับชาติrá-dàp-châat
Police officers had to send an undercover agent to act as a decoy in order to dismantle the national drug network.
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapทั้งน้ำตาtáng-náam-dtaaว่าwâaเธอtəəถูกtùukข่มขู่kòm-kùuให้hâiเป็นbpenนกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaล่อลวงlɔ̂ɔ-luuangนักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dangมาmaaแบล็กเมล์blɛ̀k-mee
The young woman tearfully confessed that she was coerced into acting as a decoy to lure a famous businessman for blackmail.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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
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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 2
นกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔนกต่อnók-dtɔ̀ɔdecoy birddecoy birdWord