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kîi-máaiMeaning
1NounB1
sawdust; wood shavings
fine particles or shavings of wood produced by sawing, sanding, or working with wood
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep (clean)2[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up3[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)ขี้ไม้kîi-máaiขี้ไม้kîi-máaisawdust; wood shavingsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; deskเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)
Dad is sweeping the wood shavings on the floor after making a table.
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เวลาwee-laaจะjàตัดไม้dtàt-máaiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmใส่หน้ากากsài-nâa-gàakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiสูดดมsùut-domขี้ไม้kîi-máaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai
When cutting wood, don't forget to wear a mask to prevent inhaling the wood dust.
ช่างไม้châang-máaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaสามารถsǎa-mâatเอาaoขี้ไม้kîi-máaiพวกนี้pûuak-níiไปbpaiผสมpà-sǒmกาวgaaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอุดùtรอยแตกrɔɔi-dtɛ̀ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngไม้máaiได้dâai
The carpenter said that these wood shavings can be mixed with glue to fill in cracks in the wood.
การสะสมgaan-sà-sǒmของkɔ̌ɔngขี้ไม้kîi-máaiในnaiโรงงานroong-ngaanเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanอาจàatก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการเกิดgaan-gə̀ətอัคคีภัยàk-kii-paiได้dâai
The accumulation of wood dust in the factory over a long period can pose a fire hazard risk.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High 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
ขี้kîiขี้kîi1feces; excrement; poop2dirty residue; scale; crust3[to] shit; poop (vulgar)4prefix indicating a habitual tendency, often undesirablefeces; excrement; poopPart 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
ขี้ไม้kîi-máaiขี้ไม้kîi-máaisawdust; wood shavingssawdust; wood shavingsWord