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âi-damMeanings
1NounB1
name for a black male animal
A common calling name or nickname for a black‑colored male pet/animal (e.g., a dog or cat).
Examples
ไอ้ดำâi-damไอ้ดำâi-dam1name for a black male animal2rough vocative for a man nicknamed ดำ3“Blackie”; “darkie” (derogatory or familiar)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
Ai Dam, come eat now! (Calling a pet dog)
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แมวmɛɛoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชื่อchʉ̂ʉไอ้ดำâi-damเพราะprɔ́มันmanมีขนmii-kǒnสีดำสนิทsǐi-dam-sà-nìtทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaและlɛ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpนอนกลางวันnɔɔn-glaang-wan
My cat's name is Ai Dam because he has solid black fur and loves to take naps.
ตอนเย็นๆdton yen yenลุงlungจะjàจูงjoongเจ้าjâoไอ้ดำâi damควายkwaaiตัวโปรดdtuua bpròhtของkŏngแกgaeไปbpaiกินginหญ้าyâaที่têeทุ่งนาtûng naaทุกวันtúk wan
In the evenings, Uncle walks his favorite water buffalo, 'Ai Dam', to eat grass in the field every day.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeไอ้ดำâi damหมาmăaที่บ้านtêe bâanแก่gàeตัวdtuuaลงlongมันmanก็gâwไม่ค่อยmâi kôiวิ่งเล่นwîng lênเหมือนmĕuuanเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònได้แต่dâai dtàeนอนnonเฝ้าfâoบ้านbâanเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap
Ever since Ai Dam, our dog at home, got older, he doesn't run and play like he used to; he just quietly lies around guarding the house.
2NounB2
rough vocative for a man nicknamed ดำดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwater
A rough/familiar way to call a male whose nickname is ดำดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwater; jocular among intimates but rude in most contexts.
Examples
เฮ้ยhə́əiเฮ้ยhə́əi1hey; oi (call attention)2hey! (surprise/annoyance)ไอ้ดำâi-damไอ้ดำâi-dam1name for a black male animal2rough vocative for a man nicknamed ดำ3“Blackie”; “darkie” (derogatory or familiar)เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ว่างไหมwâang-mǎiว่างไหมwâang-mǎi[Are you] free?; [Is it] available?ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔn1[to] kick a football/soccer ball2[to] play football/soccer (informal)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Hey, Ai Dam! Are you free this evening? Let's go play football.
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ไอ้ดำâi-damมันmanโทรมาtoo-maaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaวันนี้wan-níiมันmanจะjàเข้าkâoออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítสายsǎaiหน่อยnɔ̀iนะná
Ai Dam (he) called and said he's going to be a bit late for the office today.
ไม่ต้องห่วงmâi-dtɔ̂ng-hùuangหรอกน่าrɔ̀k-nâaไอ้ดำâi-damเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoพวกเราpûuak-raoก็gɔ̂ช่วยกันchûuai-ganแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaได้dâai
Don't you worry, Ai Dam. A small problem like this, we can all help each other solve it.
พวกเราpûuak raoสนิทsà-nìtกันganมากmâakจนjonเรียกrîakไอ้ดำâi damแบบนี้bàep néeได้dâiแต่dtàeถ้าtâaเป็นbpenคนอื่นkon èunมาmaaเรียกrîakแบบนี้bàep néeมันmanคงkongโกรธgròhtแน่ๆnâe nâe
We're so close that we can call him 'Ai Dam' like this, but if someone else were to call him that, he would definitely get angry.
3NounC1
“Blackie”; “darkie” (derogatory or familiar)
A rough name or form of address for a dark-skinned or Black male. It can be insulting or racist, but may also be a familiar nickname, depending on context.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weepเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไอ้ดำâi-damไอ้ดำâi-dam1name for a black male animal2rough vocative for a man nicknamed ดำ3“Blackie”; “darkie” (derogatory or familiar)
That child was crying because his friends teased him by calling him 'Ai Dam' (a derogatory term for a dark-skinned person).
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มีmiiคนkonตะโกนdtà-goonคำkamเหยียดyìiatผิวpǐuอย่างyàangไอ้ดำâi-damใส่sàiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châatซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่tîiน่ารังเกียจnâa-rang-gìiatมากmâak
Someone shouted the racist slur 'Ai Dam' at a foreign tourist, which is a very disgusting behavior.
การใช้คำgaan-chái-kamเรียกrîiakอย่างyàangไอ้ดำâi-damไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการดูหมิ่นgaan-duu-mìnส่วนบุคคลsùuan-bùk-konแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngอคติà-ká-dtìทางtaangเชื้อชาติchʉ́ʉa-châatที่tîiฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
Using a term like 'Ai Dam' is not only a personal insult but also reflects deep-rooted racial prejudice in society.
ในnaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnความเกลียดชังkwaam-glìiat-changที่tîiเขาkǎoมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔคนkonผิวpǐuสีsǐiผ่านpàanการจงใจgaan-jong-jaiใช้cháiสรรพนามsàp-pá-naamที่tîiหยาบคายyàap-kaaiและlɛ́ลดทอนlót-tɔɔnความเป็นมนุษย์kwaam-bpen-má-nútอย่างyàangไอ้ดำâi-dam
His journal revealed his hatred towards people of color through the deliberate use of vulgar and dehumanizing pronouns like 'Ai Dam'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไอ้ดำ said ไอ้-ดัม?
âi-dam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
âi
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)derogatory prefix (male-referencing)Part 1
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ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterblack; very dark (color)Part 2
ไอ้ดำâi-damไอ้ดำâi-damname for a black male animalname for a black male animalWord