โบย
booiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] whip; [to] flog
to whip or flog someone, typically as a form of punishment.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยอยุธยาsà-măi à-yút-tá-yaaสมัยอยุธยาsà-măi à-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya period (Thai history)2Ayutthaya-era; from the Ayutthaya periodคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่ทำtêe tamผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măaiผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măai1illegal; unlawful2illegallyร้ายแรงráai raengร้ายแรงráai raengserious; severe; graveอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ลงโทษlong tôhtลงโทษlong tôht[to] punish [sb]; impose a penaltyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterโบยboiโบยboi[to] whip; [to] flog
In the Ayutthaya period, people who committed serious crimes could be punished by flogging.
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ในnaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánมีmiiฉากchàakที่tîiทาสtâatถูกtùukเจ้านายสั่งjâo-naai-sàngโบยbooiอย่างyàangทารุณtaa-run
In that movie, there was a scene where a slave was brutally flogged by his master's order.
นักโทษnák-tôotถูกตัดสินtùuk-dtàt-sǐnให้hâiโบยbooi50ทีtiiต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaสาธารณชนsǎa-taa-rá-ná-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenเยี่ยงอย่างyîiang-yàang
The prisoner was sentenced to be flogged 50 times in public as an example to others.
กฎหมายgòt-mǎaiปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banไม่อนุญาตmâi-à-nú-yâatให้hâiมีmiiการลงโทษgaan-long-tôotผู้กระทำผิดpûu-grà-tam-pìtด้วยdûuaiการgaanโบยbooiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเพราะprɔ́ถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการละเมิดgaan-lá-mə̂ətสิทธิมนุษยชนsìt-tí-má-nút-sà-yá-chon
Current laws no longer permit punishing offenders by flogging, as it is considered a violation of human rights.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
booi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |