เดา
daoMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] guess; speculate
to form an answer, opinion, or estimate without certain knowledge, often based on limited information
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เดาdaoเดาdao[to] guess; speculateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7string; strap; band8lineage; affiliation; branch9classifier for rivers and streams
I guess he will be late.
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Yesterday I guessed the answers because I hadn't finished reading.
I guess about the future from the little information I have.
ถ้าtâaข้อมูลkôr moonไม่พอmâi poเราraoก็gâwทำได้แค่tam dâi kâeเดาdaoคร่าวkrâaoๆ-ว่าwâaโครงการkrohng gaanจะjàสำเร็จsăm-rètหรือไม่rĕu mâi
If the information is insufficient, we can only roughly guess whether the project will succeed.
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 syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dao
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 | — | — |