นายดวง
naai-duuangMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Thai male name; Mr. Duang
A Thai proper name or reference to a man addressed as Mr. Duang; literally the honorific นายนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer) (Mr.) plus the given name ดวงดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spots (Duang).
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayนายดวงnaai-duuangนายดวงnaai-duuangThai male name; Mr. Duangจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanhouse roofให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Mr. Duang will come to fix the roof tomorrow.
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ผมpǒmฝากfàakเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanไว้wáiกับgàpนายดวงnaai-duuangที่tîiแผนกบุคคลpà-nɛ̀ɛk-bùk-konแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะnáครับkráp
I've already left the documents with Mr. Duang at the personnel department.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเงินgaan-ngənลองlɔɔngไปbpaiปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaนายดวงnaai-duuangดูสิduu-sìเขาkǎoเป็นbpenที่ปรึกษาtîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎaที่tîiเก่งมากgèng-mâak
If you have financial problems, try consulting Mr. Duang; he is a very skilled advisor.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiจะjàสำเร็จsǎm-rètไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəiหากhàakไม่ได้mâi-dâaiรับrápการสนับสนุนgaan-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnจากjàakนายดวงnaai-duuangตั้งแต่แรกdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-rɛ̂ɛk
This project would not have been successful at all without the support of Mr. Duang from the very beginning.
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 -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naai
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
นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer)Mr. (male title)Part 1
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ดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsorb; sun/moon; lamp; round spotPart 2
นายดวงnaai-duuangนายดวงnaai-duuangThai male name; Mr. DuangThai male name; Mr. DuangWord