กล้าไม้
glâa-máaiMeaning
1NounB1
seedling; sapling (of a tree)
A young tree; a sapling, especially one that is ready for planting.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)กล้าไม้glâa-máaiกล้าไม้glâa-máaiseedling; sapling (of a tree)ฟรีfriiฟรีfrii1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3loose; spinning freely (mechanical)4in vain; for nothing (informal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกรมป่าไม้grom-bpàa-máaiกรมป่าไม้grom-bpàa-máai1Royal Forest Department (Thailand)2forestry department (general)
Tomorrow we will go get free saplings at the Royal Forest Department.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganปลูกbplùukกล้าไม้glâa-máaiกว่าgwàaพันpanต้นdtônเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuป่าชุมชนbpàa-chum-chon
The villagers helped plant over a thousand saplings to restore the community forest.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakปลูกbplùukแล้วlɛ́ɛoเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลduu-lɛɛรดน้ำrót-náamกล้าไม้glâa-máaiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมันmanเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng
After planting, we must consistently take care of and water the saplings so they can grow strong.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiคัดเลือกkát-lʉ̂ʉakเฉพาะchà-pɔ́กล้าไม้glâa-máaiพันธุ์panท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnที่tîiทนทานton-taanต่อdtɔ̀ɔสภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmอัตราàt-dtraaการรอดgaan-rɔ̂ɔtและlɛ́ฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maaสมบูรณ์sǒm-buun
This project selects only native saplings that are resistant to the climate in order to increase the survival rate and restore the ecosystem to its complete state.
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 classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glâa
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
กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlybrave; courageousPart 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
กล้าไม้glâa-máaiกล้าไม้glâa-máaiseedling; sapling (of a tree)seedling; sapling (of a tree)Word