อยู่ดอน
yùu-dɔɔnMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] live on higher, dry ground
To live on higher, dry land away from rivers or flood-prone lowlands; to reside upland.
Examples
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; previously; in the pastครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมน้ำrim-náamริมน้ำrim-náam1waterside; riverbank; waterfront2by the water; at the waterfront (locative use)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)น้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedบ่อยbɔ̀iบ่อยbɔ̀ioften; frequentlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอยู่ดอนyùu-dɔɔnอยู่ดอนyùu-dɔɔn[to] live on higher, dry ground
Our family used to live by the river, but now it floods often, so we moved to live on higher ground.
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คนkonสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมักจะmák-jàเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanอยู่ดอนyùu-dɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiในnaiฤดูน้ำหลากrʉ́-duu-náam-làak
People in the old days often chose to build their houses on high ground to avoid floods during the high-water season.
การใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonที่tîiอยู่ดอนyùu-dɔɔnจะjàแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakคนkonที่อยู่tîi-yùuลุ่มน้ำlûm-náamเพราะprɔ́ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngกังวลgang-wonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamและlɛ́สามารถsǎa-mâatเพาะปลูกpɔ́-bplùukพืชไร่pʉ̂ʉt-râiได้ดีdâai-dii
The lifestyle of people who live upland is different from those in the lowlands because they don't have to worry about floods and can grow field crops well.
ชุมชนchum-chonที่tîiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakจะjàอยู่ดอนyùu-dɔɔnมักจะmák-jàพัฒนาpát-tá-naaระบบชลประทานrá-bòp-chon-lá-bprà-taanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชักchákน้ำnáamจากที่jàak-tîiต่ำdtàmขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaใช้cháiในnaiการเกษตรgaan-gà-sèetซึ่งsʉ̂ngแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaในnaiการปรับตัวgaan-bpràp-dtuuaเข้ากับkâo-gàpสภาพแวดล้อมsà-pâap-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm
Communities that choose to reside upland often develop irrigation systems to draw water up from lower areas for agriculture, which shows their wisdom in adapting to the environment.
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 classLeading อA silent อ before ย puts this syllable in mid class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
yùu
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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
อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain[to] live; reside; stayPart 1
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ดอนdɔɔnดอนdɔɔn1upland; high, dry ground2small rise; mound3upland; high and dryupland; high, dry groundPart 2
อยู่ดอนyùu-dɔɔnอยู่ดอนyùu-dɔɔn[to] live on higher, dry ground[to] live on higher, dry groundWord