เด้า

dâo

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] thrust the hips; hump

To move the hips back and forth repeatedly, as in dancing or sexual activity; potentially vulgar in sexual contexts.

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)เพลงร็อกpleeng-rɔ́kเพลงร็อกpleeng-rɔ́krock music; rock songเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeท่าเด้าtâa-dâoท่าเด้าtâa-dâo(crude) humping move; pelvic-thrusting moveเอวeeoเอวeeowaistตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)จังหวะกลองjang-wà-glɔɔngจังหวะกลองjang-wà-glɔɔng1drumbeat; drum pulse2drum rhythm/groove
He played loud rock music and made a motion of thrusting his hips to the drum beat.
3 more examples
จังหวะjang-wàการgaanเด้าdâoของเขาkŏng kăoหนักหน่วงnàk nùuangและláeรุนแรงขึ้นrun-raeng kêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiตามdtaamอารมณ์aa-romที่têeพลุ่งพล่านplûng plâan
The rhythm of his thrusting became heavier and more intense, following his surging emotions.
ไอ้âiพวกpûuakวัยรุ่นwai-rûnคึกคะนองkʉ́k-ká-nɔɔngยืนyʉʉnเด้าอากาศdâo-aa-gàatเยาะเย้ยyɔ́-yə́əiใส่sàiคู่อริkûu-à-rìที่อยู่tîi-yùuอีกìikฝั่งfàngของkɔ̌ɔngถนนtà-nǒn
The rowdy teenagers stood humping the air to taunt their rivals on the other side of the street.
ลีลาlii-laaการgaanเด้าdâoของkɔ̌ɔngนางเอกnaang-èekในnaiหนังnǎngอีโรติกii-roo-dtìkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaแข็งทื่อkɛ̌ng-tʉ̂ʉไร้ráiชีวิตชีวาchii-wít-chii-waa
The female lead's hip-thrusting technique in that erotic film was criticized as being stiff and lifeless.
2VerbC1

to have sex (vulgar)

To have sexual intercourse (vulgar slang; often used broadly for the act).

Examples

เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous foodแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)โม้móoโม้móo1[to] boast; brag2boastful talk; braggingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเด้าdâoเด้าdâo1[to] thrust the hips; hump2to have sex (vulgar)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
When my friend gets drunk, he likes to brag that he's been having sex with girls.
3 more examples
เขาkǎoถูกtùukแฟนfɛɛnจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaแอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiเด้าdâoกับgàpผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเลยləəiโดนdoonบอกเลิกbɔ̀ɔk-lə̂ək
His girlfriend caught him secretly having sex with another woman, so she broke up with him.
ในnaiวงการwong-gaanนั้นnánมันmanเป็นbpenเรื่องซุบซิบrʉ̂ʉang-súp-sípกันganทั่วไปtûua-bpaiว่าwâaใครkraiยอมyɔɔmเด้าdâoกับgàpใครkraiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแลกกับlɛ̂ɛk-gàpบทbòtเด่นdènในnaiละครlá-kɔɔn
In that industry, it's common gossip who is willing to have sex with whom in exchange for a leading role in a drama.
ไอ้âiพวกนั้นpûuak nánวันๆwan wanไม่mâiทำอะไรtam à-raiเอาแต่ao dtàeจับกลุ่มjàp glùmคุยกันkui ganเรื่องrêuuangจะjàไปbpaiเด้าdâoผู้หญิงpôo yĭngที่ไหนtêe năiดีdee
Those guys don't do anything all day; they just get together and talk about where to go to have sex with women.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

dâo

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——