สอยดาว
sɔ̌ɔi-daaoMeaning
1Noun
star-plucking raffle
a fairground raffle in which a participant selects or plucks a hanging token to learn which prize they have won
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[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.)สอยดาวsɔ̌ɔi-daaoสอยดาวsɔ̌ɔi-daaostar-plucking raffleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2dummy; puppet; provisional model (figurative)
Last night I played the hanging-token raffle at the temple fair and won a stuffed toy.
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ฉันchǎnใช้cháiไม้máaiสอยดาวsɔ̌ɔi-daaoกระดาษgrà-dàatที่tîiซุ้มsúmสอยดาวsɔ̌ɔi-daaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoนำnamหมายเลขmǎai-lêekข้างในkâang-naiไปbpaiแลกlɛ̂ɛkรางวัลraang-wan
I used a pole to pluck a paper star at the raffle booth, then took the number inside to claim my prize.
เด็กdèkๆ-ต่อแถวdtò tăeoเล่นlênสอยดาวsŏi daaoที่têeงานngaanโรงเรียนrong rianเพราะpráwทุกคนtúk konอยากyàakลุ้นlúnว่าwâaจะได้jà dâaiรางวัลraang-wanอะไรà-rai
The children lined up to play the hanging-token raffle at the school fair because they were all excited to see what prizes they would win.
แม้mɛ́ɛรางวัลraang-wanจากjàakการเล่นgaan-lênสอยดาวsɔ̌ɔi-daaoจะมีjà-miiมูลค่าmuun-lá-kâaไม่มากmâi-mâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนในkon-naiชุมชนchum-chonก็gɔ̂มาmaaอุดหนุนùt-nǔnกันganอย่างyàangคึกคักkʉ́k-kákเพราะprɔ́รายได้raai-dâaiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtจะjàนำไปnam-bpaiซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmวัดwát
Although the prizes in the hanging-token raffle were not worth much, people in the community enthusiastically took part because all the proceeds would go toward repairing the temple.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
สอยsɔ̌ɔiสอยsɔ̌ɔi1[to] pick or get down (from high up, with a pole)2[to] hem; make small stitches3[to] shoot/knock down; nab (slang)4[to] have sex (slang)[to] pick or get down (from high up, with a pole)Part 1
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ดาวdaaoดาวdaao1star (celestial body)2star (famous person)3star symbol/markstar (celestial body)Part 2
สอยดาวsɔ̌ɔi-daaoสอยดาวsɔ̌ɔi-daaostar-plucking rafflestar-plucking raffleWord