Nature and weatherwildflower (a small grass flower) noun
- dàwk low
- yâa falling
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
In songs, a humble country girl.
You'll hear it in Dok Ya Nai Pa Poon (ดอกหญ้าในป่าปูน).
How to use it
ดอกหญ้าdàwk-yâa, "grass flower", is any small wildflower by a road or in a field. In luk thung songs it stands for a humble country girl who blooms without anyone tending her, as in Tai Orathai's ดอกหญ้าในป่าปูนdàwk-yâa nai bpàa bpuun, a wildflower in the concrete jungle.
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:
- dok ya
- dork ya
- dok yah
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