แคทอาย
kɛɛ-tɔɔiMeanings
1NounB1
cat eye (style)
a style, especially for makeup or glasses, that is shaped with an upward curve at the outer edges, resembling a cat's eye.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaแว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaglasses; spectaclesทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔi1cat eye (style)2cat's eye (gemstone)
She likes to wear cat-eye style glasses.
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ฉันchǎnกำลังgam-langหัดhàtกรีดgrìitอายไลเนอร์aai-lai-nə̂əแบบbɛ̀ɛpแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiอยู่yùuมันmanทำให้tam-hâiตาdtaaดูduuเฉี่ยวchìiaoขึ้นkʉ̂n
I'm learning to apply cat-eye eyeliner. It makes the eyes look sharper.
แว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaทรงsongแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiกลับมาglàp-maaเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomอีกครั้งìik-krángในหมู่nai-mùuคนดังkon-dangช่วงนี้chûuang-níi
Cat-eye glasses have become popular again among celebrities recently.
สไตล์การแต่งหน้าsà-dtai-gaan-dtɛ̀ng-nâaแบบbɛ̀ɛpแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiได้รับdâi-rápอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponมาจากmaa-jàakแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânยุคyúk50ซึ่งsʉ̂ngเน้นnénความโฉบเฉี่ยวkwaam-chòop-chìiaoและlɛ́สง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng
The cat-eye makeup style was influenced by 50s fashion, which emphasized women's sharpness and elegance.
2NounB2
cat's eye (gemstone)
a type of gemstone, such as chrysoberyl, that displays a band of light resembling a cat's eye.
Examples
แหวนwɛ̌ɛnแหวนwɛ̌ɛn1ring (finger jewelry)2toroidal ring/annulus (technical)วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ฝังfǎngฝังfǎng1[to] bury; inter2[to] implant (medical/dental)3[to] embed; set into4[to be] ingrained; deeply instilled (figurative) [adj]พลอยplɔɔiพลอยplɔɔi1Ploy (female given name)2gem; gemstone3also; as a resultแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔi1cat eye (style)2cat's eye (gemstone)เม็ดใหญ่mét-yàiเม็ดใหญ่mét-yàilarge-grained; large-sized (for small items)
That ring is set with a large cat's eye gemstone.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaพลอยplɔɔiแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiสีsǐiน้ำผึ้งnáam-pʉ̂ngเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt
He said that the honey-colored cat's eye gemstone is the most popular.
เอกลักษณ์èek-gà-lákของkɔ̌ɔngพลอยplɔɔiแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiคือkʉʉเส้นsênแสงสีsɛ̌ɛng-sǐiขาวkǎaoที่tîiพาดผ่านpâat-pàanกลางglaangเม็ดmétพลอยplɔɔiซึ่งsʉ̂ngจะjàขยับkà-yàpได้dâaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoหมุนmǔnพลอยplɔɔiไปมาbpai-maa
The unique characteristic of a cat's eye gemstone is the white band of light across the middle of the gem, which moves when you turn it.
ราคาraa-kaaของkɔ̌ɔngพลอยplɔɔiแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpความคมชัดkwaam-kom-chátของkɔ̌ɔngเส้นsênแสงsɛ̌ɛngสีsǐiและlɛ́ความใสkwaam-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngเนื้อnʉ́ʉaพลอยplɔɔi
The price of a cat's eye gemstone depends on the sharpness of the light band, the color, and the clarity of the gem.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แคทอาย said แค-ทอย?
kɛɛ-tɔɔi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อายaaiอายaai1shy; embarrassed2[to] be shy; feel embarrassed3[to] be ashamed (of)4vapor; mist (literary)shy; embarrassedPart 2
แคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔiแคทอายkɛɛ-tɔɔicat eye (style)cat eye (style)Word