น้อยใจ๋
nɔ́ɔi-jǎiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
hurt; sulky; resentful (from feeling overlooked or treated unfairly)
Northern Thai (Lanna): feeling emotionally hurt, slighted, or sulky because you think you were ignored or treated unfairly (Standard Thai น้อยใจน้อยใจnɔ́ɔi-jaifeel hurt/slighted).
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)น้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎiน้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎi1hurt; sulky; resentful (from feeling overlooked or treated unfairly)2[to] feel hurt; feel slighted; sulkไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เปิ้นbpə̂ənเปิ้นbpə̂ən1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหื้อhʉ́ʉหื้อhʉ́ʉ1[Northern Thai] [to] give2[Northern Thai] for [sb]; to [sb] (benefactive)3[Northern Thai] [to] let; allow; causeใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
Don't be sulky, I'll buy you a new one.
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เปิ้นbpə̂ənน้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎiตี้dtîiทุกคนtúk-konได้dâaiของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnกั๋นgǎnหมดmòtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเปิ้นbpə̂ənบ่าbàaได้dâai
She felt slighted because everyone got a gift, but she didn't.
มาmaaนั่งnângหน้าบึ้งnâa-bʉ̂ngอยู่yùuตรงนี้dtrong-níiยะyáหยังyǎngน้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎiตี้dtîiเปิ้นbpə̂ənบ่าbàaรอrɔɔใช่ไหมchâi-mǎi
Why are you sitting here with a long face? Are you sulking because I didn't wait for you?
เปิ้นbpêrnแค่kâeพูดpôotเล่นๆlên lênบ่าbàaได้dâiตั้งใจ๋dtâng jăiจะjàหื้อhêuuaตั๋วdtŭuaน้อยใจ๋nói jăiเลยloieสักนิดsàk nít
I was just joking, I didn't intend to make you feel slighted in the slightest.
2VerbB1
[to] feel hurt; feel slighted; sulk
Northern Thai (Lanna): to feel emotionally hurt or resentful because you believe you were overlooked or treated unfairly.
Examples
เปิ้นbpə̂ənเปิ้นbpə̂ən1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)น้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎiน้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎi1hurt; sulky; resentful (from feeling overlooked or treated unfairly)2[to] feel hurt; feel slighted; sulkตี้dtîiตี้dtîi1squad; team; group (slang)2party; hangout (event) (slang)3[to] hang out; party; form a team (slang)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseฮักhákฮักháklove; [to] love (Isan/Lao)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)
I feel resentful that mom only loves my younger sibling.
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เขาkǎoเลยləəiน้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎiที่tîiเจ้านายชมjâo-naai-chomทุกtúkคนในทีมkon-nai-tiimแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamผลงานpǒn-ngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไปbpai
So he felt resentful that the boss praised everyone in the team but overlooked his work.
ตั๋วdtǔuaบ่าฮู้bàa-húuกาgaaว่าwâaเปิ้นbpə̂ənน้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎiสัญญาsǎn-yaaอะหยังà-yǎngไว้wáiก็gɔ̂บ่าbàaเกยgəəiทำได้tam-dâaiสักsàkเตื้อdtʉ̂ʉa
Don't you know that I feel hurt and resentful? You always make promises but never keep them.
ความkwaamน้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎiตี้dtîiมันmanสะสมsà-sǒmมานานmaa-naanเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการgaanตี้dtîiเปิ้นbpə̂ənถูกtùukปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt
The resentment that had accumulated for a long time stemmed from always being treated as less important than others.
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
nɔ́ɔi
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
น้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyfew; little; small (amount/number)Part 1
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น้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎiน้อยใจ๋nɔ́ɔi-jǎihurt; sulky; resentful (from feeling overlooked or treated unfairly)hurt; sulky; resentful (from feeling overlooked or treated unfairly)Word