ม่อย
mɔ̂ɔiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] nod off; [to] drift off to sleep
to nod off or drift into sleep, especially because of tiredness
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedจนเผลอjon plĕrจนเผลอjon plĕrso much that one slips up; until [sb] inadvertently does [sth]ม่อยmôiม่อยmôi1[to] nod off; [to] drift off to sleep2asleep; fast asleep from tirednessหลับไปlàp bpaiหลับไปlàp bpai[to] fall asleepบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót maybus; city busตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
I was so tired that I accidentally nodded off on the bus while riding home.
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เขาkăoดูทีวีdoo tee weeอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeแล้วก็láeo gâwม่อยmôiไปbpaiตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiไม่รู้mâi rúu
He was watching TV and nodded off at some point without even realizing it.
นั่งnângอ่านหนังสือสอบàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-sɔ̀ɔpมาmaaทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmม่อยmɔ̂ɔiหลับlàpคาkaaโต๊ะdtó
After sitting and reading for the exam all night, by morning he started to nod off at his desk.
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiน่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉaและlɛ́ยาวนานyaao-naanมากmâakจนjonพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konเริ่มrə̂əmม่อยmɔ̂ɔiหลับlàp
The afternoon meeting was so boring and long that several employees started to nod off.
2AdjectiveB2
asleep; fast asleep from tiredness
asleep or sleeping deeply, especially because one is very tired
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ซนsonซนsonmischievous; naughty (lively troublemaking)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนอนหลับnɔɔn-làpนอนหลับnɔɔn-làp[to] sleep; be asleepม่อยmɔ̂ɔiม่อยmɔ̂ɔi1[to] nod off; [to] drift off to sleep2asleep; fast asleep from tirednessไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
Today my son played mischievously all day, so now he is fast asleep.
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สุนัขsù-nákของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênจนjonเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiและlɛ́นอนหลับnɔɔn-làpม่อยmɔ̂ɔiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiโต๊ะdtó
My dog ran around until he was tired and is sleeping soundly under the table.
พอpɔɔการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnกีฬาสีgii-laa-sǐiจบลงjòp-longนักเรียนnák-riianทุกคนtúk-konต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂กลับบ้านglàp-bâanไปbpaiนอนหลับnɔɔn-làpม่อยmɔ̂ɔiด้วยdûuaiความอ่อนเพลียkwaam-ɔ̀ɔn-pliia
Once the school sports day ended, all the students went home and fell into a deep sleep from exhaustion.
เธอtəəไข้ขึ้นkâi-kʉ̂nสูงsǔungและlɛ́กินginยาแก้แพ้yaa-gɛ̂ɛ-pɛ́ɛเข้าไปkâo-bpaiจึงjʉngหลับlàpม่อยmɔ̂ɔiไปbpaiตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángบ่ายbàaiโดยdooiไม่mâiตื่นขึ้นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-kʉ̂n-maaเลยləəi
She had a high fever and took antihistamines, so she slept deeply throughout the entire afternoon without waking up at all.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɔ̂ɔi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |