เกย
gəəiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] run aground; be beached; haul up
of a boat, ship, or sea creature: to come onto the shore or a shallow area and get stuck on land or sand; also to pull or haul a boat up onto the shore
Examples
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherเกยgəəiเกยgəəi1[to] run aground; be beached; haul up2[to] rest against; lean onto; overlap ontoเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselขึ้นฝั่งkʉ̂n-fàngขึ้นฝั่งkʉ̂n-fàng[to] come ashore; [to] land; [to] make landfall
The fishermen helped each other pull the boat up onto the shore.
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พายุpaa-yúซัดsátจนjonเรือหาปลาreuua hăa bplaaลำเล็กlam lékมาmaaเกยตื้นgeoi dtêunอยู่yòoริมหาดrim hàat
The storm blew until a small fishing boat was washed ashore on the beach.
เช้านี้cháao-níiเราraoเจอเต่าjəə-dtàoทะเลtá-leeตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiมาmaaเกยตื้นgəəi-dtʉ̂ʉnเลยləəiรีบrîipโทรแจ้งtoo-jɛ̂ɛngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiให้hâiมาช่วยmaa-chûuai
This morning we found a large sea turtle beached, so we quickly called the authorities to come and help.
ซากวาฬsâak-waanขนาดkà-nàatมหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maaถูกtùukคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnซัดsátมาmaaเกยgəəiฝั่งfàngสร้างsâangความkwaamตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตะลึงdtà-lʉngให้กับhâi-gàpผู้ที่pûu-tîiพบเห็นpóp-hěnเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâak
The carcass of a giant whale was washed ashore by the waves, greatly stunning those who saw it.
2VerbB2
[to] rest against; lean onto; overlap onto
to come to rest touching, partly on top of, or overlapping something (e.g., wheels resting against a curb, roofs overlapping)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rót[to] park a vehicleไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyล้อหน้าlɔ́ɔ-nâaล้อหน้าlɔ́ɔ-nâafront wheelเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเกยgəəiเกยgəəi1[to] run aground; be beached; haul up2[to] rest against; lean onto; overlap ontoขอบฟุตบาทkɔ̀ɔp-fút-bàatขอบฟุตบาทkɔ̀ɔp-fút-bàatcurb; kerb (edge of a sidewalk/footpath)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
He didn't park well, so the front wheel is resting on the curb.
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สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpให้hâiชายคาchaai-kaaของkɔ̌ɔngบ้านbâanสองsɔ̌ɔngหลังlǎngเกยgəəiกันganเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́ใช้ประโยชน์chái-bprà-yòotในnaiการgaanกันganฝนfǒn
The architect designed the eaves of the two houses to overlap slightly for aesthetics and for practical rain protection.
กองgɔɔngหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉบนbonโต๊ะdtóล้มลงมาlóm-long-maaเกยgəəiอยู่yùuบนbonแป้นพิมพ์bpɛ̂n-pimคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əทำให้tam-hâiทำงานtam-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The pile of books on the desk fell over and came to rest on the computer keyboard, making it impossible to continue working.
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
gəəi
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 | — | — |