เดี้ยง
dîiangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be injured; be incapacitated
Informally, to be injured or physically incapacitated and unable to function normally.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantเดี้ยงdîiangเดี้ยงdîiang1[to] be injured; be incapacitated2[to] break down; stop working3[to] dieวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
I fell and hurt my leg yesterday, so today I can’t walk.
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พี่ชายpîi-chaaiข้อเท้าพลิกkɔ̂ɔ-táao-plíkจนjonเดี้ยงdîiangเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngพักpákเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnไปbpaiหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daa
My older brother twisted his ankle and was out of action, so he had to take several weeks off football.
ยกyókของหนักkŏng nàkผิดท่าpìt tâaจนjonหลังlăngเดี้ยงdîiangตอนนี้dton néeแค่kâeนั่งnângนานnaanๆ-ก็gâwปวดbpùuatแล้วláeo
I messed up my back lifting something heavy the wrong way, and now even sitting for a long time hurts.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàอยากyàakลงแข่งlong-kɛ̀ngแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaฝืนfʉ̌ʉnเล่นlênทั้งที่táng-tîiเข่าkàoยังyangเดี้ยงdîiangอยู่yùuก็gɔ̂อาจàatเจ็บหนักjèp-nàkจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngพักpákยาวyaaoกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
No matter how much you want to compete, pushing yourself to play while your knee is still injured could make it worse and leave you sidelined even longer.
2VerbB1
[to] break down; stop working
Informally, for a machine, device, or system to become unusable or stop functioning.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)มือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉ1mobile phone; cellphone; smartphone2handheld; portable (held in the hand)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตกน้ำdtòk-náamตกน้ำdtòk-náam[to] fall into waterจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดี้ยงdîiangเดี้ยงdîiang1[to] be injured; be incapacitated2[to] break down; stop working3[to] dieเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not botheredเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My phone fell into water yesterday and broke; it won’t turn on at all.
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คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əเดี้ยงdîiangระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang-bprà-chumฉันchǎnเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้มือถือchái-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉเข้าkâoประชุมbprà-chumแทนtɛɛn
My computer died in the middle of the meeting, so I had to join on my phone instead.
เครื่องซักผ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-sák-pâaที่บ้านtîi-bâanเดี้ยงdîiangมาmaaอาทิตย์aa-títหนึ่งnʉ̀ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาaoผ้าpâaไปbpaiซักsákที่tîiร้านráan
Our washing machine has been out of action for a week, so we’ve had to take our clothes to the laundromat.
ถ้าtâaระบบrá-bòpจองตั๋วjong dtŭuaเดี้ยงdîiangตอนที่dton têeคนkonเข้าใช้kâo cháiพร้อมกันpróm ganเยอะyéhๆ-ต่อให้dtòr hâiมีmeeที่นั่งtêe nângว่างwâangลูกค้าlûuk-káaก็gâwซื้อséuตั๋วdtŭuaไม่ได้mâi dâai
If the ticket-booking system crashes when too many people use it at once, customers can’t buy tickets even if seats are available.
3VerbB2
[to] die
A slang term meaning to die, used bluntly or jokingly rather than respectfully.
Examples
ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดี้ยงdîiangเดี้ยงdîiang1[to] be injured; be incapacitated2[to] break down; stop working3[to] dieเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเกิดใหม่gə̀ət-màiเกิดใหม่gə̀ət-mài1newly born; newly formed2[to] be reborn; reincarnate3[to] be renewed; come into being again4[to] respawn (gaming)
My character got shot and died, so I had to wait to respawn.
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ฉันchǎnฉีดchìitยาฆ่าแมลงyaa-kâa-má-lɛɛngใส่sàiแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapทีเดียวtii-diiaoมันmanก็gɔ̂เดี้ยงdîiangทันทีtan-tiiเลยləəiกวาดgwàatซากsâakไปbpaiทิ้งtíng
I sprayed the cockroach once with insecticide, and it croaked immediately, so I swept up the body and threw it away.
ถ้าtâaตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnเดี้ยงdîiangก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngจุดjùtบันทึกban-tʉ́kเกมgeemผู้เล่นpûu-lênจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngเริ่มrə̂əmด่านdàanใหม่màiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛต้นdtônแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเล่นlênมาmaaเกือบgʉ̀ʉapจบjòpแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ตามdtaam
If the character dies before reaching a save point, the player has to restart the level from the beginning, even if they’ve almost finished it.
ใครkraiจะjàคิดว่าkít-wâaพระเอกprá-èekจะjàเดี้ยงdîiangตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛครึ่งkrʉ̂ngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลับมาglàp-maaเป็นbpenผีหลอกpǐi-lɔ̀ɔkตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiในnaiตอนท้ายdtɔɔn-táai
Who would have thought the hero would croak halfway through the movie, then return as a ghost to haunt the villain at the end?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dîiang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |