หายตัว
hǎai-dtuuaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] disappear; vanish; become invisible
to disappear from sight as if turning invisible, or to deliberately hide oneself
Examples
นักมายากลnák-maa-yaa-gonนักมายากลnák-maa-yaa-gonmagician; illusionistทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)หายตัวhǎai-dtuuaหายตัวhǎai-dtuua1[to] disappear; vanish; become invisible2[to] go missing; be unaccounted forต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofคนดูkon-duuคนดูkon-duu1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)
The magician made the ball disappear in front of the audience.
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เขาkǎoซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnในnaiตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâaจนjonเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanหายตัวไปhǎai-dtuua-bpaiจากjàakห้องhɔ̂ng
He hid in the wardrobe until it seemed like he had vanished from the room.
The children hid behind the curtain and vanished from the teacher’s sight.
สายลับsǎai-lápใช้cháiควันkwanเป็นbpenฉากchàakบังbangแล้วlɛ́ɛoหายตัวhǎai-dtuuaหนีnǐiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakอาคารaa-kaanโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiทันtanสังเกตsǎng-gèet
The spy used smoke as cover and disappeared from the building without anyone noticing.
2VerbB1
[to] go missing; be unaccounted for
to be missing and cannot be found or contacted; to be unaccounted for without clear cause
Examples
เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)หายตัวไปhǎai-dtuua-bpaiหายตัวไปhǎai-dtuua-bpai[to] disappear; [to] go missingตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)โทรไปtoo-bpaiโทรไปtoo-bpai[to] call; phone; place a call (to [sb]/[somewhere])ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รับสายráp-sǎaiรับสายráp-sǎai[to] answer a call; pick up (the phone)
The neighbor has been missing since yesterday; calls go unanswered.
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เขาkǎoหายตัวhǎai-dtuuaหลังlǎngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanและlɛ́ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaแจ้งความjɛ̂ɛng-kwaamไว้wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He went missing after leaving work, and the family has already filed a report.
นักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangสองsɔ̌ɔngคนหายkon-hǎaiตัวdtuuaระหว่างrá-wàangข้ามkâamเขาkǎoทำให้tam-hâiทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiต้องdtɔ̂ngระดมrá-domกำลังgam-langค้นหาkón-hǎa
Two travelers went missing while crossing the mountain, prompting a full-scale rescue search.
หลักฐานlàk-tǎanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaเธอtəəหายตัวhǎai-dtuuaอย่างกะทันหันyàang-gà-tan-hǎnเพราะprɔ́ของใช้kɔ̌ɔng-cháiยังyangวางอยู่waang-yùuเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəmและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔiทะเลาะวิวาทtá-lɔ́-wí-wâat
Evidence indicates she went missing abruptly, as her belongings were left untouched and there were no signs of a struggle.
Tones
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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
hǎai
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
หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)[to] disappear; be gonePart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
หายตัวhǎai-dtuuaหายตัวhǎai-dtuua[to] disappear; vanish; become invisible[to] disappear; vanish; become invisibleWord