โบ้ย
bôoiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] shift blame onto [sb]; [to] pass the buck
to shift blame, responsibility, or an unwanted task onto someone else.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemแตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerโบ้ยbôoiโบ้ยbôoi[to] shift blame onto [sb]; [to] pass the buckให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
He broke the glass but shifted the blame to me.
3 more examplesShow less
พอpɔɔเกิดข้อผิดพลาดgə̀ət-kɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâatเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รีบrîipโบ้ยbôoiความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpให้hâiเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimทันทีtan-tii
When a mistake occurred, he immediately shifted the responsibility to his teammates.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamโบ้ยbôoiความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatในnaiการgaanจัดการปัญหาjàt-gaan-bpan-hǎaเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtว่าwâaเป็นผลมาจากbpen-pǒn-maa-jàakปัจจัยbpàt-jaiภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔk
The government tried to shift the blame for its failure in managing economic problems, claiming it was due to external factors.
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
bôoi
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 | — | — |