Nature and weather
comet noun
- daao mid
- hǎang rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Literally 'tailed star'. A shooting star is a ดาวตกdaao-dtòk, a 'falling star'.
You'll hear it in Halley's Comet (ดาวหางฮัลเลย์).
How to use it
ดาวหางdaao-hǎang, "tail star", is a comet, named for the long tail it trails across the sky. A shooting star is ดาวตกdaao dtòk, "a falling star". The best-known comet, in Thai as in English, is Halley's, ดาวหางฮัลเลย์daao-hǎang han-lêe, the title of a song by Fellow Fellow.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- dao hang
- dowhang
- dao haang
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