โบ้
bôoMeanings
1NounB2
generic dog name; Fido
a common generic nickname for a dog, similar to “Fido” in English
Examples
หมาจรจัดmăa jon-jàtหมาจรจัดmăa jon-jàtstray dogหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soiหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soientrance of an alleyตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]ใครๆkrai kraiใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyoneก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)โบ้bôhโบ้bôh1generic dog name; Fido2pitiful; rejected; like a sad dog
Everyone calls that stray dog at the entrance of the alley Bo.
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I bring leftover rice for Bo to eat every evening.
ถึงtʉ̌ngมันmanจะjàชื่อchʉ̂ʉโบ้bôoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanหมาวัดmǎa-wátทั่วไปtûua-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ฉลาดchà-làatและlɛ́ฟังfangคำสั่งkam-sàngรู้rúuเรื่องมากrʉ̂ʉang-mâak
Even though it is named Bo like a typical temple dog, it is very smart and understands commands well.
คนไทยkon-taiสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักจะmák-jàตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉสุนัขsù-nákตัวผู้dtuua-pûuว่าwâaโบ้bôoเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenคำkamที่tîiเรียกrîiakง่ายngâaiและlɛ́คุ้นkúnปากbpàak
Thai people in the past often named male dogs Bo because it is an easy word to call and rolls off the tongue familiarly.
2AdjectiveC1
pitiful; rejected; like a sad dog
used in informal internet slang for someone who looks pitiful, especially after being rejected in love or treated badly
Examples
ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; 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)แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchตื๊อdtʉ́ʉตื๊อdtʉ́ʉ[to] pester; [to] beg persistentlyเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)สภาพsà-pâapสภาพsà-pâap1condition; state2circumstances; situationตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)กลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)โบ้bôoโบ้bôo1generic dog name; Fido2pitiful; rejected; like a sad dogไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
He got dumped by his girlfriend but still keeps pestering her; he has completely turned into a pitiful 'Bo' now.
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ปากbpàakบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่mâiแคร์kɛɛเขาkǎoแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเขาkǎoหันมาhǎn-maaง้อngɔ́ɔก็gɔ̂กลับไปglàp-bpaiหาhǎaกลายเป็นglaai-bpenไอ้âiโบ้bôoเฉยเลยchə̌əi-ləəi
You said you didn't care about him, but when he came to make up, you went back to him, instantly becoming a pathetic 'Bo'.
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkพระเอกprá-èekทำtamทรงsongหยิ่งyìngใส่sàiเขาkǎoแทบตายtɛ̂ɛp-dtaaiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂กลายglaaiร่างrâangเป็นbpenหมาmǎaโบ้bôoตามง้อdtaam-ngɔ́ɔเขาkǎoทุกวันtúk-wan
At first, the male lead acted extremely arrogant towards her, but in the end, he transformed into a pathetic 'Bo', begging for her forgiveness every day.
การที่gaan-tîiเธอtəəออกตัวɔ̀ɔk-dtuuaแรงrɛɛngปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanคนkonนั้นnánพอpɔɔความจริงkwaam-jingปรากฏว่าbpraa-gòt-wâaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanผิดpìtจริงjingเธอtəəเลยləəiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenโบ้bôoไปbpaiโดยปริยายdooi-bpà-rí-yaai
By aggressively defending that friend, when the truth came out that the friend was actually guilty, she implicitly became a pathetic 'Bo'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bôo
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 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 | — | — |