ต่อย

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Shan တွႆႇ (tàui), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜐𑜫 (toñ), Zhuang doiz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ต่อย t ˋ ɒ y
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		ต็่อย t ˘ ˋ ɒ y
Romanization	Paiboon	dtɔ̀i
	Royal Institute	toi
(standard) IPA(key)		/tɔj˨˩/(R)

Verb

ต่อย • (dtɔ̀i) (abstract noun การต่อย)

1. (transitive) to hit; to strike.
2. (transitive, as of an egg) to crack open; to knock open; to break open.
3. (transitive or intransitive, as of a bee, scorpion, etc) to sting.
4. (transitive) to punch; to box.
5. (transitive, of boxing) to do; to engage in; to participate in.

   ต่อยมวย

   dtɔ̀i muai

   to box
   (literally) to do boxing; to engage in boxing

Derived terms

• ชกต่อย
• ต่อยตี
• ท้าตีท้าต่อย
• พูดเป็นต่อยหอย