มักถอย
mák-tɔ̌ɔiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] often back down; be prone to retreat
To have a tendency to retreat, give up, or back down, especially when facing difficulty, confrontation, or a challenge.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมักถอยmák-tɔ̌ɔiมักถอยmák-tɔ̌ɔi[to] often back down; be prone to retreatเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2equal; level; even3[to] draw; [to] tie
When he encounters a problem, he always tends to retreat.
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เธอtəəเป็นbpenคนkonเก่งgèngแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔงานngaanยากyâakขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaหน่อยnɔ̀iก็gɔ̂มักถอยmák-tɔ̌ɔiไม่สู้mâi-sûuต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
She is a capable person, but when the work gets a bit harder, she tends to give up and not fight on.
อย่าyàaเป็นbpenคนkonใจเสาะjai-sɔ̀ที่tîiมักถอยmák-tɔ̌ɔiทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiเจอjəəอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàk
Don't be a faint-hearted person who tends to back down every time you face an obstacle.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่ดีtîi-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngไม่mâiแสดงท่าทีsà-dɛɛng-tâa-tiiว่าwâaมักถอยmák-tɔ̌ɔiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpวิกฤตการณ์wí-grìt-dtà-gaanเพราะprɔ́จะjàทำให้tam-hâiผู้ตามpûu-dtaamหมดกำลังใจmòt-gam-lang-jai
A good leader must not show a tendency to retreat when facing a crisis, as it will demoralize their followers.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mák
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 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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ถอยtɔ̌ɔiถอยtɔ̌ɔi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out; back down3[to] decline; regress; deteriorate[to] move back; back up; retreatPart 2
มักถอยmák-tɔ̌ɔiมักถอยmák-tɔ̌ɔi[to] often back down; be prone to retreat[to] often back down; be prone to retreatWord