เด็กชาย
dèk-chaaiMeanings
1NounA1
boy; male child
a young male child. Classifier: คนคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níithis roomมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaai1boy; male child2Master (Thai formal title for a boy)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
In this room, there are two boys.
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I see one boy running and playing.
How many boys are on the football team?
The students in that picture are all twelve boys.
That boy is my younger brother.
There is a boy playing football over there.
Yesterday, a boy helped me carry my things.
The boys are running and playing in the park.
2NounA2
Master (Thai formal title for a boy)
a formal title placed before the given name of a boy (e.g., in documents or formal address)
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaai1boy; male child2Master (Thai formal title for a boy)สมชายsǒm-chaaiสมชายsǒm-chaai1Somchai (male given name)2manly; masculineครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
My name is Dekchai Somchai.
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The teacher called, "Dekchai Mana, come here."
The next name on the list is Dekchai Somsak Jaidee.
กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรอกgrɔ̀ɔkชื่อเต็มchʉ̂ʉ-dtemพร้อมprɔ́ɔmคำนำหน้าชื่อkam-nam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉเด็กชายdèk-chaaiหรือrʉ̌ʉเด็กหญิงdèk-yǐngลงในlong-naiใบสมัครbai-sà-màkด้วยdûuaiครับkráp
Please fill in the full name, including the title 'Dekchai' or 'Dekying', on the application form.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dèk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreman; male personPart 2
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaaiboy; male childboy; male childWord