วอดวาย
wɔ̂ɔt-waaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] be ruined; [to] be destroyed
to be completely ruined or destroyed, often by fire or disaster.
Examples
ไฟไหม้fai-mâiไฟไหม้fai-mâi1a fire (destructive)2[to] catch fire; be on fireครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài1major; large-scale2big time; severelyทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)วอดวายwɔ̂ɔt-waaiวอดวายwɔ̂ɔt-waai[to] be ruined; [to] be destroyedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyแถบtɛ̀ɛpแถบtɛ̀ɛp1strip; band; bar2region; zone; area
The huge fire completely destroyed the entire market area.
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พายุpaa-yúเข้าkâoถล่มtà-lòmหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanจนjonบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanวอดวายwɔ̂ɔt-waaiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
The storm hit the village, causing many houses to be completely ruined.
สงครามsǒng-kraamกลางเมืองglaang-mʉʉangทำให้tam-hâiสมบัติของชาติsǒm-bàt-kɔ̌ɔng-châatวอดวายwɔ̂ɔt-waaiไปbpaiอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daai
The civil war regrettably caused the nation's treasures to be completely destroyed.
เขาkǎoเล่นการพนันlên-gaan-pá-nanจนjonทรัพย์สมบัติsáp-sǒm-bàtที่tîiพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiให้hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngวอดวายwɔ̂ɔt-waaiไปbpaiจนหมดjon-mòt
He gambled until the wealth his parents left him was completely ruined.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wɔ̂ɔt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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วายwaaiวายwaai1[to] end; cease; be over2[to] die; pass away (lit.)3ended; over; gone (lit.)[to] end; cease; be overPart 2
วอดวายwɔ̂ɔt-waaiวอดวายwɔ̂ɔt-waai[to] be ruined; [to] be destroyed[to] be ruined; [to] be destroyedWord