โอ๋
ǒoMeanings
1InterjectionA2
there, there (to comfort)
an expression used to comfort or soothe someone who is sad, hurt, or crying.
Examples
โอ๋ŏhโอ๋ŏh1there, there (to comfort)2[to] comfort/soothe [sb]; [to] pamper/spoil [sb]ๆ-ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
There, there, don't cry, sweetie.
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Oh, don't be sad. You can try again next time.
Oh, I understand you're disappointed, but you did your best.
2VerbB1
[to] comfort/soothe [sb]; [to] pamper/spoil [sb]
to comfort or soothe someone, especially a child; also, to pamper or overindulge someone (to coddle).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesโอ๋ǒoโอ๋ǒo1there, there (to comfort)2[to] comfort/soothe [sb]; [to] pamper/spoil [sb]ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weep
The mother is comforting her crying child.
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He likes to pamper his girlfriend by frequently buying her gifts.
อย่าyàaโอ๋ǒoลูกlûukมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเขาkǎoจะjàทำอะไรtam-à-raiด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eengไม่mâiเป็นbpen
Don't coddle your child too much, or they won't be able to do things by themselves.
การgaanถูกtòokพ่อแม่pôr mâeโอ๋ŏhมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเด็กdèkทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonไม่สู้mâi sôoปัญหาbpan-hăaและláeยอมแพ้yom páeง่ายๆngâai ngâai
Being coddled by his parents since childhood made him someone who doesn't face problems and gives up easily.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
ǒo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |