ออย
ɔɔiMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] appease; [to] pacify
to appease, pacify, or please someone (often used in literature or specific dialects)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintเพลงกล่อมpleeng-glɔ̀ɔmเพลงกล่อมpleeng-glɔ̀ɔmlullabyเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofออยɔɔiออยɔɔi[to] appease; [to] pacifyลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesงอแงngɔɔ-ngɛɛงอแงngɔɔ-ngɛɛ1[to] whine; be fussy/cranky2whiny; fussy; crankyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)หลับไปlàp-bpaiหลับไปlàp-bpai[to] fall asleep
The mother has to sing a lullaby to pacify the fussy baby so they fall asleep.
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เวลาที่way-laa têeแฟนสาวfaen săaoของเขาkŏng kăoน้อยใจnói jaiเขาkăoจะjàหาวิธีhăa wí-teeพูดจาpôot jaaหวานๆwăan wăanมาmaaออยoiเธอterให้hâiหายโกรธhăai gròhtเสมอsà-mĕr
Whenever his girlfriend feels slighted, he always finds a way to appease her with sweet words to dissipate her anger.
แกนนำgɛɛn-namชุมชนchum-chonพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพูดจาpûut-jaaหว่านล้อมwàan-lɔ́ɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaออยɔɔiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่tîiกำลังgam-langโกรธแค้นgròot-kɛ́ɛnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเวนคืนgaan-ween-kʉʉnที่ดินtîi-dinให้hâiสงบสติอารมณ์sà-ngòp-sà-dtì-aa-romลงlong
The protagonist in the folktale uses eloquent speech to pacify the enraged giant, successfully preventing a bloody conflict.
ในnaiวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamท้องถิ่นtóng tìnดั้งเดิมdâng-dermการใช้gaan cháiบทbòtผphญyor yĭngาหรือrĕuคำkamกลอนglonที่têeไพเราะpai-róเพื่อpêuuaออยoiขวัญkwănและláeปลอบประโลมbplòp bprà-loomจิตใจjìt jaiถือเป็นtĕu bpenศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpàการใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săaที่têeแยบยลyâep-yonอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèung
In traditional regional literature, using melodious poetic verses or rhymes to appease the spirit and soothe the mind is considered a highly sophisticated linguistic art.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ɔɔi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |