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baby's short cry
a short crying sound made by a newborn baby or very young baby
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พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)ลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)เตียงdtiiangเตียงdtiiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacityลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintแอะɛ̀แอะɛ̀1baby's short cry2[to] make a peep; utter a wordขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as I put him on the bed, the baby let out a short cry.
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The newborn let out a soft cry because he was hungry for milk in the middle of the night.
คุณแม่kun mâeมือใหม่meu màiสะดุ้งตื่นsà-dûng dtèunทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangลูกน้อยlôok nóiร้องróngแอะàeแม้máeอยู่ในyòo naiห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâang
The new mother wakes up with a start every time she hears her little baby let out a cry, even from the next room.
แค่kɛ̂ɛได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangหลานlǎanร้องrɔ́ɔngแอะɛ̀เดียวdiiaoคุณปู่kun-bpùuก็gɔ̂รีบrîipวิ่งwîngเข้าไปkâo-bpaiดูด้วยduu-dûuaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jai
Just hearing his grandchild let out a single cry, the grandpa rushed in to check on him in alarm.
2VerbC1
[to] make a peep; utter a word
to make even a small sound or say even one word, often used in negative contexts to mean staying completely quiet
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนdoonโดนdoon1[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)เจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyด่าdàaด่าdàa1[to] scold; reprimand2[to] insult; curse atแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเถียงtǐiangเถียงtǐiang[to] argue; [to] talk backสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allแอะɛ̀แอะɛ̀1baby's short cry2[to] make a peep; utter a word
He was scolded by the boss but didn't dare to argue a single word.
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ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตำรวจdtam-rùuatสอบปากคำsɔ̀ɔp-bpàak-kamผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaก็gɔ̂เอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛปิดปากbpìt-bpàakเงียบngîiapไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmพูดpûutสักsàkแอะɛ̀เดียวdiiao
When the police interrogated him, the suspect just kept his mouth shut and refused to say a single word.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukกดดันgòt-danจากjàakสื่อมวลชนsʉ̀ʉ-muuan-chonอย่างหนักyàang-nàkดาราdaa-raaสาวsǎaoก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmปริปากbprì-bpàakพูดpûutเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉเลยləəiสักsàkแอะɛ̀
Despite being heavily pressured by the media, the actress refused to utter even a single word about the rumors.
ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumที่tîiตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatกว่าgwàaสามsǎamชั่วโมงchûua-moongพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiกลับglàpนั่งnângเงียบกริบngîiap-grìpโดยdooiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmพูดpûutอะไรà-raiเลยləəiสักsàkแอะɛ̀
Throughout the tense meeting that lasted over three hours, the new employee sat in dead silence without saying a single word.
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ɛ̀
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 | — | — |