ขอนไม้
kɔ̌ɔn-máaiMeaning
1NounB1
log (of wood)
a log; a large piece of a tree trunk or branch, especially one that has fallen or been cut
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขอนไม้kɔ̌ɔn-máaiขอนไม้kɔ̌ɔn-máailog (of wood)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorขอนkɔ̌ɔnขอนkɔ̌ɔnlog; section of trunkหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremost
There is a big log in the forest.
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He used a log as a temporary bench.
The children are trying to roll the log off the path.
ขอนไม้kŏn máaiเก่าgàoที่têeผุพังpù pangค่อยๆkôi kôiกลายglaaiเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen sùuan nèungของkŏngพื้นดินpéun dinในnaiป่าbpàa
The old, decaying log slowly becomes part of the forest floor.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kɔ̌ɔn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
ขอนไม้kɔ̌ɔn-máaiขอนไม้kɔ̌ɔn-máailog (of wood)log (of wood)Word