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âi-ngɔ̀ɔkMeaning
1NounC1
old man (insulting)
a derogatory or insulting term for an old man with white or gray hair.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ไอ้หงอกâi-ngɔ̀ɔkไอ้หงอกâi-ngɔ̀ɔkold man (insulting)นั่นnânนั่นnân1that (over there)2thereหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] not understand; be clueless; not know what's going on2incomprehensible; unintelligible; not make sense
You don't have to listen to that old geezer, he likes to talk nonsense.
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ผมpǒmไม่mâiอยากจะyàak-jàเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเลยləəiว่าwâaไอ้หงอกâi-ngɔ̀ɔkคนkonนั้นnánจะได้jà-dâaiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngแซงหน้าsɛɛng-nâaคนหนุ่มสาวkon-nùm-sǎaoที่tîiมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâat
I can't believe that old coot got a promotion over young, talented people.
ไอ้หงอกâi-ngɔ̀ɔkหัวโบราณhǔua-boo-raanนั่นnânจะjàไปbpaiรู้rúuอะไรà-raiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเทคโนโลยีสมัยใหม่ték-noo-loo-yii-sà-mǎi-mài
What would that old-fashioned geezer know about modern technology!
ทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwคัดค้านkát káanแต่dtàeไอ้หงอกâi ngòkนั่นnânก็gâwยังyangดึงดันdeung danจะjàทำตามtam dtaamความคิดkwaam kítของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngจนjonบริษัทbor-rí-sàtเกือบgèuapเจ๊งjéng
Even though everyone objected, that old fool stubbornly followed his own ideas until the company nearly went bankrupt.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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หงอกngɔ̀ɔkหงอกngɔ̀ɔk1gray hair2gray/white-haired3an old person (colloquial, impolite)gray hairPart 2
ไอ้หงอกâi-ngɔ̀ɔkไอ้หงอกâi-ngɔ̀ɔkold man (insulting)old man (insulting)Word