โพย
pooiMeanings
1NounB2
crib sheet; cheat sheet
A small hidden note used to cheat on an exam; a crib sheet.
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnซ่อนsɔ̂ɔn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] conceal; keep secretโพยpooiโพยpooi1crib sheet; cheat sheet2summary list; cue sheet; tally3underground lottery slip; betting sheetไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3south; southern4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)
The teacher caught a student hiding a cheat sheet under the exam paper.
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เขาkǎoแอบดูɛ̀ɛp-duuโพยpooiที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnไว้wáiในnaiแขนเสื้อkɛ̌ɛn-sʉ̂ʉaระหว่างrá-wàangทำtamข้อkɔ̂ɔสอบกลางภาคsɔ̀ɔp-glaang-pâak
He secretly peeked at a crib sheet hidden in his sleeve during the midterm exam.
กรรมการตรวจgam-má-gaan-dtrùuatพบว่าpóp-wâaโพยpooiถูกtùukซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnไว้wáiในnaiที่คั่นหนังสือtîi-kân-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉและlɛ́ยึดyʉ́tทันทีtan-tii
The proctor discovered a crib note hidden in a bookmark and confiscated it immediately.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการทุจริตgaan-tút-jà-rìtห้องสอบhɔ̂ng-sɔ̀ɔpจึงjʉngมีmiiการตรวจgaan-dtrùuatค้นkónและlɛ́ห้ามhâamนำnamโพยpooiหรือrʉ̌ʉอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnช่วยchûuaiจำjamเข้าkâoห้องhɔ̂ng
To prevent cheating, the exam room conducts searches and bans crib sheets or memory aids.
2NounB2
summary list; cue sheet; tally
A written list summarizing key points, items, or cues for quick reference; a tally or schedule.
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พิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnhost; MC; presenter; emceeพกโพยpók-pooiพกโพยpók-pooi[to] carry a cheat sheet; carry notesสรุปsà-rùpสรุปsà-rùp1summary2[to] summarize; conclude3in summary; to sum upหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔ1topic; subject2title; heading3item; list entryไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่ลืมmâi-lʉʉmไม่ลืมmâi-lʉʉm[to] not forget; [to] rememberลำดับlam-dàpลำดับlam-dàp1order; sequence; rank2[to] arrange in order; rank; sequenceการพูดgaan-pûutการพูดgaan-pûutspeaking; speech (act/ability)
The host carried a cue list summarizing the topics so they wouldn’t forget the speaking order.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnประชุมbprà-chumฉันchǎnทำtamโพยpooiรายการงานraai-gaan-ngaanค้างkáangให้hâiทีมtiimดูduuอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Before the meeting, I made a written list of pending tasks for the team to review quickly.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanส่งsòngโพยpooiสรุปsà-rùpกำหนดการgam-nòt-gaanและlɛ́หน้าที่nâa-tîiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonมาmaaในnaiแชตchɛ́tเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทีมtiimติดตามdtìt-dtaamได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
The organizer sent a summary list of the schedule and each person's roles in the chat so the team could easily follow along.
ครูkruuแจกjɛ̀ɛkโพยpooiสรุปsà-rùpบทเรียนbòt-riianหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหน้าnâaสำหรับsǎm-ràpทบทวนtóp-tuuanประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสอบsɔ̀ɔpปากbpàakเปล่าbplàao
The teacher handed out a one-page summary list to review key points before the oral exam.
3NounC1
underground lottery slip; betting sheet
A slip or record noting bets in the informal/illegal lottery system; a betting sheet.
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)โพยpooiโพยpooi1crib sheet; cheat sheet2summary list; cue sheet; tally3underground lottery slip; betting sheetหวยhǔuaiหวยhǔuailottery; numbers game; [Thai] lotteryไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaangกระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaangwallet; coin purseเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเผื่อpʉ̀ʉa1in case; just in case; for [sb]2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into accountถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastขึ้นเงินkʉ̂n-ngənขึ้นเงินkʉ̂n-ngən1[to] cash [sth] (check, lottery ticket)2[to] raise [sb]'s payง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily
He kept the illegal lottery betting slip in his wallet so it would be easy to cash in if he won.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตรวจพบdtrùuat-pópโพยpooiหลายlǎaiชุดchútในnaiร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamที่tîiลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpรับrápแทงtɛɛngใต้ดินdtâai-din
The police found multiple betting sheets at a grocery store that was secretly taking underground lottery bets.
เจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉสั่งให้sàng-hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngทำtamโพยpooiเป็นbpenรหัสrá-hàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangหากhàakมีmiiการตรวจgaan-dtrùuatค้นkón
The bookie ordered his subordinates to encode the betting sheets to mitigate risk in case of a raid.
หลังlǎngผลpǒnออกɔ̀ɔkพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoไล่เช็กlâi-chékโพยpooiกับgàpยอดเงินyɔ̂ɔt-ngənกันganอย่างyàangเคร่งเครียดkrêeng-krîiatเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaตัวเลขdtuua-lêekคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉan
After the results came out, they anxiously cross-checked the betting slips with the balances, fearing discrepancies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pooi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |