หอยทาก
hɔ̌ɔi-tâakMeanings
1NounA1
snail
a small land mollusk with a soft body and a coiled shell that moves very slowly, often found in damp places
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นหอยhĕn hŏiเห็นหอยhĕn hŏi1[to] see a shellfish/seashell2[to] see a vagina (vulgar slang)ทากtâakทากtâak1slug2land leechตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleคลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)กระถางต้นไม้grà-tăang dtôn máaiกระถางต้นไม้grà-tăang dtôn máaiflowerpot; plant pot
I saw a small snail crawling beside the plant pot.
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This morning the ground was wet, and several snails came out to move around.
หอยทากhɔ̌ɔi-tâakชอบchɔ̂ɔpที่tîiชื้นchʉ́ʉnเช่นchênใต้dtâaiใบไม้bai-máaiหรือrʉ̌ʉหลังlǎngโอ่งน้ำòong-náam
Snails like damp places, such as under leaves or behind water jars.
ตอนdtonฝนตกfŏn dtòkเราraoมักmákเห็นหอยhĕn hŏiทากคลานtâak klaanช้าๆcháa cháaบนbonทางเดินหน้าบ้านtaang dern nâa bâan
When it rains, we often see snails slowly crawling on the walkway in front of the house.
2NounB1
a very slow person/thing (figurative)
a figurative term for someone or something that moves very slowly
Examples
รถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเคลื่อนตัวklʉ̂ʉan-dtuuaเคลื่อนตัวklʉ̂ʉan-dtuua[to] move; shift; get underwayเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughหอยทากhɔ̌ɔi-tâakหอยทากhɔ̌ɔi-tâak1snail2a very slow person/thing (figurative)ทั้งเช้าtáng-cháoทั้งเช้าtáng-cháoall morning; the whole morning
The traffic was so heavy that it moved like a snail all morning.
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เจ้านายjâo-naaiบ่นbònว่าwâaทีมเราtiim-raoทำtamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekช้าcháaเป็นbpenหอยทากhɔ̌ɔi-tâakต้องdtɔ̂ngเร่งrêngจังหวะjang-wàแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The boss complained that our team is moving at a snail’s pace on the project; we need to speed up.
ฉันchǎnกลายเป็นglaai-bpenหอยทากhɔ̌ɔi-tâakทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoวันจันทร์wan-janเดินdəənจากjàakรถrótถึงtʉ̌ngออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítช้าcháaจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanล้อlɔ́ɔ
I become a snail every Monday morning, walking so slowly from the car to the office that my friends tease me.
ขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnอนุมัติà-nú-mátเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanนี้níiช้าcháaเป็นbpenหอยทากhɔ̌ɔi-tâakเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanลายเซ็นlaai-senหลายlǎaiชั้นchánจนjonเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daa
The document approval process moves at a snail’s pace because it has to go through multiple layers of signatures, wasting an entire week.
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
hɔ̌ɔi
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
หอยhɔ̌ɔiหอยhɔ̌ɔi1shellfish; mollusk (general)2classifier: ตัว3vulgar slang: female genitaliashellfish; mollusk (general)Part 1
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