อ่อย
ɔ̀ɔiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] flirt; [to] entice [sb]
to flirt or act in a way to attract [sb]'s romantic or sexual interest; to drop hints to get attention.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอ่อยòiอ่อยòi1[to] flirt; [to] entice [sb]2[to] lure; [to] bait [an animal]ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)สวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai1pretty; beautiful (reduplicated)2nicely; in style; cleanly3nice! beautiful! (praise)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faecoffee shop; café
He likes to go flirt with pretty girls at the coffee shop.
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Don't you dare flirt with my boyfriend, I don't like it.
She posted a photo to get the attention of the person she has a crush on.
การโพสต์gaan-póotรูปrûupวาบหวิวwâap-wǐuลงlongโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaก็gɔ̂ถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการgaanอ่อยɔ̀ɔiอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngในnaiยุคดิจิทัลyúk-dì-jì-tâl
Posting suggestive photos on social media is considered a form of flirting in the digital age.
2VerbB2
[to] lure; [to] bait [an animal]
to use bait to attract or lure an animal, such as for hunting or fishing.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เศษsèetเศษsèet1remainder (math)2numerator3scrap; fragment; leftover4a little over; and a bitขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอ่อยɔ̀ɔiอ่อยɔ̀ɔi1[to] flirt; [to] entice [sb]2[to] lure; [to] bait [an animal]ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)
Grandpa is using bread crumbs to bait the fish in the pond.
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พรานpraanใช้cháiซากสัตว์sâak-sàtเป็นbpenเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอ่อยɔ̀ɔiให้hâiเสือsʉ̌ʉaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากที่jàak-tîiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔn
The hunter used an animal carcass as bait to lure the tiger out of its hiding place.
การgaanจะjàตกdtòkปลาใหญ่bplaa-yàiให้hâiได้ผลดีdâai-pǒn-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkวิธีwí-tiiอ่อยɔ̀ɔiเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaให้hâiปลาbplaaมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
To fish for big fish effectively, one must know how to bait them to gather together first.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanใช้cháiวิธีwí-tiiอ่อยɔ̀ɔiด้วยdûuaiรำข้าวram-kâaoผสมpà-sǒmดินเหนียวdin-nǐiaoปั้นbpânเป็นbpenก้อนgɔ̂ɔnโยนyoonลงlongน้ำnáamซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maa
Villagers use a method of baiting with rice bran mixed with clay, molded into balls and thrown into the water, which is a traditional wisdom passed down through generations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ɔ̀ɔi
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 | — | — |