โด่
dòoMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
sticking up straight; erect
sticking up straight, standing erect, or pointing upward prominently
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ด้านหลังdâan-lǎngด้านหลังdâan-lǎng1the back; the rear (side of something)2at the back; behind3behind; at the back of (followed by a noun)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specifyโด่dòoโด่dòo1sticking up straight; erect2conspicuously alone; standing out3pfft; duhขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-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; emergeแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyหวีผมwǐi-pǒmหวีผมwǐi-pǒm[to] comb hairหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
Why is the hair on the back of your head sticking up straight like that? Did you forget to comb it?
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เวลาwee-laaถือtʉ̌ʉแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamบางคนbaang-konมักจะmák-jàเผลอplə̌əกรีดgrìitนิ้วníuก้อยgɔ̂iชี้chíiโด่dòoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooi-mâi-rúu-dtuua
When holding a glass, some people tend to unconsciously stick their pinky finger straight out.
สุนัขsù-nákตัวนั้นdtuua-nánหูhǔuตั้งdtângโด่dòoทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangรถrótของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngมาmaaจอดjɔ̀ɔtหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
That dog's ears pricked up straight as soon as it heard its owner's car park in front of the house.
ช่างไม้châang-máaiตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตะปูdtà-bpuuไม่mâiมิดmítปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiหัวตะปูhǔua-dtà-bpuuโผล่plòoโด่dòoขึ้นkʉ̂nมาจากmaa-jàakแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətอันตรายan-dtà-raaiได้dâai
The carpenter didn't hammer the nail all the way in, leaving the head of the nail sticking up prominently from the wooden plank, which could cause danger.
2AdverbB2
conspicuously alone; standing out
standing out prominently or being conspicuously alone (often used to describe someone or something standing by itself)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)โด่dòoโด่dòo1sticking up straight; erect2conspicuously alone; standing out3pfft; duhอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)โรงหนังroong-nǎngโรงหนังroong-nǎngmovie theater; cinema
He stood all alone in front of the cinema.
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That house stands conspicuously alone in the middle of the rice field.
ทำไมtam-maiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaนั่งnângโด่dòoอยู่ที่yùu-tîiโต๊ะdtóตั้งนานdtâng-naanโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiไปbpaiรับออเดอร์ráp-ɔɔ-də̂ə
Why did you leave the customer sitting conspicuously alone at the table for so long without anyone taking their order?
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangตึกระฟ้าdtèuk rá-fáaตึกdtèukใหม่ๆmài màiยังyangมีmeeตึกdtèukเก่าๆgào gàoตั้งdtângโด่dòhอยู่yòoเพียงpiiangตึกdtèukเดียวdiiao
Amidst the new skyscrapers, there is still one old building standing conspicuously by itself.
3InterjectionB2
pfft; duh
an exclamation used to express slight contempt, teasing, disappointment, or dismissiveness
Examples
โด่dòoโด่dòo1sticking up straight; erect2conspicuously alone; standing out3pfft; duhเอ๊ยyéeเอ๊ยyée1hey! (calling someone)2oops! / oh! (surprise, correction)นึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâa[to] think/assume (that)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แน่nɛ̂ɛแน่nɛ̂ɛ1certain; definite2surely; certainly; for sureที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛ1actually; in fact; it turns out2real; true; genuine (postposed)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขี้ขลาดkîi-klàatขี้ขลาดkîi-klàatcowardly; timid
Pfft, I thought you were tough, but you're actually a coward.
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Duh! You're getting mad over just this little thing.
โด่dòoนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnอะไรà-raiที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛก็gɔ̂แค่kɛ̂ɛขนมkà-nǒmนี่เองnîi-eengอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaดีใจdii-jai
Aw man, I wondered what the gift was, but it's just snacks. I got my hopes up for nothing.
โด่dòoเอ๊ยyéeอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng-naanสุดท้ายsùt-táaiงานngaanก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkไปbpaiซะงั้นsá-ngán
Pfft, I put so much effort into preparing for this for so long, and in the end, the event was just canceled.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dòo
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |