ว้อ
wɔ́ɔMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
rabid (Isan)
rabid; infected with rabies (Isan, especially of dogs)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะเป็นjà-bpenจะเป็นjà-bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ว้อwɔ́ɔว้อwɔ́ɔrabid (Isan)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)
Don't go near that dog; beware, it might be a rabid dog and bite you.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganไล่จับlâi-jàpหมาmǎaว้อwɔ́ɔที่tîiวิ่งไล่wîng-lâiกัดgàtคนkonในnaiตลาดdtà-làatเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháaoที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maa
The villagers had to help catch the rabid dog that was running around biting people in the market earlier this morning.
แม้mɛ́ɛหน่วยงานภาครัฐnùuai-ngaan-pâak-rátจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรณรงค์ron-ná-rongให้hâiฉีดวัคซีนchìit-wák-siinป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganโรคพิษสุนัขบ้าrôok-pít-sù-nák-bâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛปัญหาbpan-hǎaหมาmǎaว้อwɔ́ɔก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongสร้างsâangความหวาดผวาkwaam-wàat-pà-wǎaให้กับhâi-gàpชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiหลายlǎaiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
Even though government agencies have been trying to campaign for rabies vaccination, the problem of rabid dogs continues to cause terror among villagers in many areas.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiละแวกนี้lá-wɛ̂ɛk-níiต่างdtàangหวาดผวาwàat-pà-wǎaและlɛ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâanหลังจากlǎng-jàakมีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉว่าwâaมีmiiหมาmǎaว้อwɔ́ɔหลุดlùtเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiชุมชนchum-chon
Villagers in this neighborhood are terrified and dare not let their children go out to play after rumors spread that a rabid dog had gotten into the community.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wɔ́ɔ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |