อดข้าว
òt-kâaoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] go without food; fast
To go without eating meals or food, either deliberately or because there is no food available.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อดข้าวòt-kâaoอดข้าวòt-kâao[to] go without food; fastทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
Yesterday I went without food all day because I had no money to buy any.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอย่าyàaอดข้าวòt-kâaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดน้ำหนักlót-nám-nàkเพราะprɔ́จะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiแรงrɛɛngทำงานtam-ngaan
Mom told me not to skip meals to lose weight because I wouldn't have the energy to work.
หลังlǎngน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบางคนbaang-konต้องdtɔ̂ngอดข้าวòt-kâaoอยู่yùuสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanกว่าgwàaความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaจะjàมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng
After the flood, some villagers had to go without food for two days before help arrived.
แม้mɛ́ɛครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaจะjàเป็นห่วงbpen-hùuangสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoยังyangยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaจะjàอดข้าวòt-kâaoประท้วงbprà-túuangจนกว่าjon-gwàaผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanจะjàยอมyɔɔmเจรจาjee-rá-jaa
Although his family is worried about his health, he still insists that he will go without food in protest until management agrees to negotiate.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
òt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
อดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] go without; [to] forgo3[to] fast; [to] abstain from food[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)Part 1
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ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyrice (cooked)Part 2
อดข้าวòt-kâaoอดข้าวòt-kâao[to] go without food; fast[to] go without food; fastWord