พกไดร์

pók-dai

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] carry a hair dryer

to carry a hair dryer with oneself; to have a hair dryer on hand (colloquial compound from พกพกpók[to] carry (on oneself) + ไดร์ไดร์dai1[to] blow-dry hair; style with a hair dryer2hair dryer3drive; disk drive (colloquial Thai spelling)[เป่าผมเป่าผมbpào-pǒm[to] blow-dry hair])

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

pók

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

พกpókพกpók[to] carry (on oneself)[to] carry (on oneself)Part 1
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พกไดร์pók-daiพกไดร์pók-dai[to] carry a hair dryer[to] carry a hair dryerWord