บนดอย
bon-dɔɔiMeaning
1NounA2
on a mountain; in the highlands
On a mountain or in the highlands, especially in northern Thailand.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนดอยbon-dɔɔiบนดอยbon-dɔɔion a mountain; in the highlands
Grandma’s house is on the mountain.
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Last year I stayed at a homestay on the mountain.
Tomorrow we will go pick strawberries on the mountain.
หน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoอากาศaa-gàatบนดอยbon-dɔɔiเย็นจัดyen-jàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛวิวwiuสวยมากsǔuai-mâakจนjonคนkonอยากyàakขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiชมchomทะเลหมอกtá-lee-mɔ̀ɔk
In winter the weather on the mountain is very cold, but the view is so beautiful that people want to go up to see the sea of mist.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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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ดอยdɔɔiดอยdɔɔimountain; high hill (Northern Thai usage)mountain; high hill (Northern Thai usage)Part 2
บนดอยbon-dɔɔiบนดอยbon-dɔɔion a mountain; in the highlandson a mountain; in the highlandsWord