ลอย
lɔɔiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] float; drift
to stay on or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air without sinking or falling
Examples
ใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náam1on the surface of the water2on the water surface
Leaves are floating on the water's surface.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnปล่อยbplɔ̀iเรือrʉʉaกระดาษgrà-dàatมันmanลอยlɔɔiไปตามbpai-dtaamลำคลองlam-klɔɔng
Yesterday I released a paper boat; it floated along the canal.
The helium balloon floated up into the sky slowly.
ฝุ่นละอองfùn-lá-ɔɔngลอยlɔɔiอยู่ในyùu-naiอากาศaa-gàatทำให้tam-hâiมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtเป็นbpenเส้นsên
Dust particles float in the air, making the sunlight visible as beams.
2VerbB1
[to] hover; be suspended
to remain in the air or be suspended without visible support
Examples
ลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongballoonฮีเลียมhii-liiamฮีเลียมhii-liiamhelium (element He)ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกลางอากาศglaang-aa-gàatกลางอากาศglaang-aa-gàatin the air; mid-airไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not botheredอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
The helium balloon floats in the air without being attached to anything.
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ละอองฝุ่นlá-ong fùnเล็กlékๆ-ลอยloiอยู่ใต้yòo dtâiแสงแดดsăeng dàetที่têeส่องsòngเข้าหน้าต่างkâo nâa-dtàang
Tiny dust particles are suspended under the sunlight streaming in through the window.
The glider slowly hovered above the valley calmly.
โคมลอยkoom-lɔɔiค้างอยู่káang-yùuบนbonฟ้าfáaเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanราวกับraao-gàpหยุดนิ่งyùt-nîngกลางอากาศglaang-aa-gàat
The sky lantern remained aloft for a long time as if frozen in midair.
3AdjectiveB1
floating; adrift
not fixed in place; carried by air or water
Examples
กลิ่นดอกไม้glìn-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiกลิ่นดอกไม้glìn-dɔ̀ɔk-máai1floral scent; smell of flowers2floral note (perfumery)ลอยมาlɔɔi-maaลอยมาlɔɔi-maa1[to] drift/float toward2[of sound/smell] to waft over3[fig.] to surface (in the mind)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)
The scent of flowers drifted on the wind.
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Dry leaves drifted slowly along the current.
Ash from the fire floated into the sky and dispersed.
หมอกควันmɔ̀ɔk-kwanลอยlɔɔiคลอเคลียklɔɔ-kliiaยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiทัศนวิสัยtát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiลดลงlót-long
The haze drifted around the mountaintops, reducing visibility.
4VerbB2
[to] float (price/exchange rate)
to allow a price or exchange rate to move freely without being fixed or pegged
Examples
ธนาคารชาติtá-naa-kaan-châatธนาคารชาติtá-naa-kaan-châatcentral bankประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâi1[to] let; allow (sb/sth to do/happen)2[to] leave/let (sb/sth) remain in a state; neglectค่าเงินบาทkâa-ngən-bàatค่าเงินบาทkâa-ngən-bàatvalue of the Thai baht; baht strengthลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)กลไกตลาดgon-gai-dtà-làatกลไกตลาดgon-gai-dtà-làat1market mechanism2market forces
The central bank announced that the baht would be allowed to float according to market mechanisms.
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รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiลอยlɔɔiราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa-nám-manดีเซลdii-seenเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótภาระpaa-ráงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan
The government decided to float the diesel price to reduce the budget burden.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiอัตราแลกเปลี่ยนàt-dtraa-lɛ̂ɛk-bplìianลอยlɔɔiนักลงทุนnák-long-tunต้องdtɔ̂ngบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangจากjàakความผันผวนkwaam-pǎn-pǔuanมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
When the exchange rate is floated, investors must manage greater volatility risk.
การgaanลอยlɔɔiค่าเงินkâa-ngənช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtปรับตัวได้bpràp-dtuua-dâaiยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùnขึ้นkʉ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiต้นทุนdtôn-tunการนำเข้าgaan-nam-kâoผันผวนpǎn-pǔuan
Floating the currency helps the economy adjust more flexibly, but it may cause import costs to fluctuate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lɔɔi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |