ไดร์
daiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] blow-dry hair; style with a hair dryer
[to] Blow-dry hair or style hair using a hair dryer.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไดร์daiไดร์dai1[to] blow-dry hair; style with a hair dryer2hair dryer3drive; disk drive (colloquial Thai spelling)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I blow-dry my hair every morning.
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It rained just now and my hair got wet, so I went to blow-dry it.
ช่างchângแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiไดร์daiผมpǒmด้วยdûuaiลมlomอุ่นùnและlɛ́ใช้cháiหัวhǔuaแปรงbprɛɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดทรงjàt-songให้hâiเงางามngao-ngaamและlɛ́อยู่ทรงyùu-songนานขึ้นnaan-kʉ̂n
The stylist recommended blow-drying with warm air and using a brush attachment to style for shine and longer hold.
2NounA2
hair dryer
An electrical appliance that blows hot air to dry or help style hair.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไดร์เป่าผมdai-bpào-pǒmไดร์เป่าผมdai-bpào-pǒmhair dryer; hairdryerหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureอาบน้ำàap-náamอาบน้ำàap-náam1[to] bathe; [to] take a bath/shower2[to] bathe [sb/sth]
I use a hair dryer after showering.
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He grabbed a hair dryer to blow warm air and dry his hair faster.
ถ้าtâaฝนตกfǒn-dtòkผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngพกไดร์pók-daiไปbpaiโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiจัดทรงjàt-songตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
If it rains, I have to bring a hair dryer to the hotel so I can style my hair in the morning.
ช่างทำผมchâng-tam-pǒmใช้cháiไดร์daiหัวแคบhǔua-kɛ̂ɛpกับgàpหวีwǐiม้วนmúuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป่าbpàoจัดทรงjàt-songให้hâiโคนผมkoon-pǒmมีmiiวอลลุ่มwɔɔn-lûm
The hairstylist uses a concentrator nozzle and a round brush with the hair dryer to style the roots for volume.
3NounB2
drive; disk drive (colloquial Thai spelling)
A computer storage drive (e.g., hard drive); in colloquial Thai this word may be spelled “ไดร์ไดร์dai1[to] blow-dry hair; style with a hair dryer2hair dryer3drive; disk drive (colloquial Thai spelling)” though the standard transliteration is “ไดรฟ์ไดรฟ์drai1drive (motivation; energy)2drive (golf/tennis shot)3drive (storage device).”
Examples
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)เก็บไว้gèp-wáiเก็บไว้gèp-wái1[to] keep [sth]; put [sth] away; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] save/store [data/files]3[to] keep [sth] to oneself; not reveal (feelings/info)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไดร์daiไดร์dai1[to] blow-dry hair; style with a hair dryer2hair dryer3drive; disk drive (colloquial Thai spelling)ภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔk1external; outside; outer; outward (superficial)2externally; on the outside; outwardly3the outside; the exterior; outward appearanceเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเผื่อpʉ̀ʉa1in case; just in case; for [sb]2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into accountคอมพ์kɔɔmคอมพ์kɔɔmcomputer (informal)เสียกะทันหันsǐia-gà-tan-hǎnเสียกะทันหันsǐia-gà-tan-hǎn1[to] die suddenly; [to] pass away unexpectedly2[for sth] to break down suddenly; [for sth] to fail unexpectedly
All the data is stored on an external drive in case the computer suddenly fails.
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ผมpǒmแบ่งbɛ̀ngไฟล์งานfai-ngaanตามdtaamแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkไว้wáiคนละkon-láไดร์daiจะได้jà-dâaiค้นkónหาได้ง่ายhǎa-dâai-ngâai
I separated the work files by department on different drives to make them easier to find.
ก่อนgònอัปเกรดàp-grètระบบrá-bòpควรkuuanโคลนklohnไดร์draiหลักlàkไว้wáiเพื่อpêuuaสามารถsăa-mâatกู้คืนgôo keunได้dâiหากhàakเกิดgèrtปัญหาbpan-hăa
Before upgrading the system, you should clone the main drive so you can recover if something goes wrong.
ไดร์daiในnaiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเริ่มrə̂əmส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìอาจàatเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaใกล้glâiพังpangควรkuuanรีบrîipสำรองข้อมูลsǎm-rɔɔng-kɔ̂ɔ-muun
The drive in the machine has started making unusual noises, which may indicate it’s failing; you should back up data immediately.
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 syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |