นอนตาย
nɔɔn-dtaaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] lie dead; [to] be found dead lying down
To lie dead or be found dead in a lying position; does not itself specify that death occurred during sleep.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)นอนตายnɔɔn-dtaaiนอนตายnɔɔn-dtaai[to] lie dead; [to] be found dead lying downอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâai1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]โซฟาsoo-faaโซฟาsoo-faasofa; couch
Yesterday when I got home, I found my pet cat lying dead under the sofa.
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เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanโทรแจ้งtoo-jɛ̂ɛngตำรวจdtam-rùuatเพราะprɔ́สงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaชายชราchaai-chá-raaที่อยู่tîi-yùuคนเดียวkon-diiaoอาจàatนอนตายnɔɔn-dtaaiในบ้านnai-bâan
A neighbor called the police because they suspected the elderly man who lived alone might be lying dead in his house.
คุณยายkun-yaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอายุaa-yú95ปีbpiiท่านtânนอนตายnɔɔn-dtaaiอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòpไปbpaiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
My 95-year-old grandmother died peacefully in her sleep last night.
จากjàakการgaanชันสูตรศพchan-ná-sùut-sòpเบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtônคาดว่าkâat-wâaผู้ตายpûu-dtaaiนอนตายnɔɔn-dtaaiมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoไม่ต่ำกว่าmâi-dtàm-gwàa48ชั่วโมงchûua-moongก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàมีmiiคนkonมาmaaพบpóp
From the preliminary autopsy, it's estimated that the deceased had been lying dead for no less than 48 hours before being discovered.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
นอนตายnɔɔn-dtaaiนอนตายnɔɔn-dtaai[to] lie dead; [to] be found dead lying down[to] lie dead; [to] be found dead lying downWord