ไหลตาย
lǎi-dtaaiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] die suddenly in one's sleep
to die suddenly and unexpectedly while sleeping, usually with no clear cause
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngstrong; healthy; fitมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverคิดว่าkít-wâaคิดว่าkít-wâato think (that); be of the opinion (that)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไหลตายlǎi-dtaaiไหลตายlǎi-dtaai1[to] die suddenly in one's sleep2sudden unexplained nocturnal death
He was a very healthy person; no one thought he would die suddenly in his sleep.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang néeมีmeeข่าวkàaoคนงานkon ngaanหนุ่มๆnùm-nùmไหลตายlăi dtaaiหลายคนlăai konทำให้tam hâiชาวบ้านchaao bâanกลัวgluuaมากmâak
Lately, there has been news of several young workers dying in their sleep, making the villagers very scared.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaการทำงานหนักgaan-tam-ngaan-nàkและlɛ́พักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnไม่mâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔอาจàatเป็นสาเหตุbpen-sǎa-hèetที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiคนkonอายุaa-yúน้อยnɔ́ɔiไหลตายlǎi-dtaaiได้dâai
Doctors warn that overworking and insufficient rest might be the reasons causing young people to die unexpectedly in their sleep.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoยังyangทำใจtam-jaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiที่tîiเขาkǎoไหลตายlǎi-dtaaiโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiสัญญาณเตือนล่วงหน้าsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉan-lûuang-nâa
His family still cannot come to terms with the fact that he died suddenly in his sleep without any prior warning signs.
2NounC1
sudden unexplained nocturnal death
a sudden, unexplained death that happens during sleep, especially in a person who seemed healthy
Examples
โรคrôokโรคrôokdisease; illnessไหลตายlǎi-dtaaiไหลตายlǎi-dtaai1[to] die suddenly in one's sleep2sudden unexplained nocturnal deathมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)เกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)วัยทำงานwai-tam-ngaanวัยทำงานwai-tam-ngaan1working age (life stage)2working-age population3of working ageที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngstrong; healthy; fitดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome usually occurs in working-age men who look perfectly healthy.
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ในทางการแพทย์nai-taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtภาวะpaa-wáไหลตายlǎi-dtaaiมีmiiความเกี่ยวข้องkwaam-gìiao-kɔ̂ɔngกับgàpความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngการเต้นgaan-dtênของkɔ̌ɔngหัวใจhǔua-jai
Medically, sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome is associated with heart rhythm abnormalities.
สถิติsà-tì-dtìผู้เสียชีวิตpûu-sǐia-chii-wítจากjàakกลุ่มอาการglùm-aa-gaanไหลตายlǎi-dtaaiในnaiแถบtɛ̀ɛpภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎanส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanสาธารณสุขsǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùkต้องdtɔ̂ngลงพื้นที่long-pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaสาเหตุsǎa-hèetเชิงลึกchəəng-lʉ́k
The statistics of deaths from sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome in the Isan region prompted public health agencies to visit the area for an in-depth study of the causes.
ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanมักmákอธิบายà-tí-baaiปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanไหลตายlǎi-dtaaiว่าwâaเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakผีpǐiแม่ม่ายmɛ̂ɛ-mâaiในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiวิทยาศาสตร์wít-tá-yaa-sàatมุ่งเน้นmûng-nénไปที่bpai-tîiความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtìทางพันธุกรรมtaang-pan-tú-gamและlɛ́โภชนาการpoo-chá-naa-gaan
Folklore often explains the phenomenon of sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome as being caused by a widow ghost, whereas science focuses on genetic abnormalities and nutrition.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
ไหลตายlǎi-dtaaiไหลตายlǎi-dtaai[to] die suddenly in one's sleep[to] die suddenly in one's sleepWord