คานไถ
kaa-tǎiMeaning
1NounB2
plow beam
the long structural member of a traditional plow connecting its working body to the draft attachment or yoke
Examples
คานไถkaa-tǎiคานไถkaa-tǎiplow beamของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffปู่bpùuปู่bpùu1paternal grandfather2grandfather (respect term)3ancestor spirit (folk belief)ทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ไม้เนื้อแข็งmáai-nʉ́ʉa-kɛ̌ngไม้เนื้อแข็งmáai-nʉ́ʉa-kɛ̌nghardwood (timber; hardwood tree)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ทนทานton-taanทนทานton-taandurable; hard-wearing; resistant (to)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My grandfather's plow beam is made of hardwood, so it's very durable.
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ถ้าtâaคานไถkaa-tǎiหักhàkเราraoก็gɔ̂จะjàไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatใช้cháiควายkwaaiลากlâakไถtǎiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiได้dâai
If the plow beam breaks, we won't be able to continue using the buffalo to pull the plow.
ช่างไม้châang-máaiกำลังgam-langวัดwátขนาดkà-nàatท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำเป็นtam-bpenคานไถkaa-tǎiอันanใหม่mài
The carpenter is measuring a log to make a new plow beam.
คานไถkaa-tǎiทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenตัวเชื่อมdtuua-chʉ̂ʉamที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanระหว่างrá-wàangแรงลากrɛɛng-lâakของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์sàtกับgàpตัวผาลไถdtuua-pǎan-tǎiที่tîiพลิกplíkหน้าดินnâa-din
The plow beam serves as the crucial link between the animal's pulling force and the plowshare that turns the soil.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คานไถ said คา-ไถ?
kaa-tǎi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
คานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkbeam (structural member)Part 1
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ไถtǎiไถtǎi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)5[to] squeeze money out of [sb] (slang)[to] plow; [to] tillPart 2
คานไถkaa-tǎiคานไถkaa-tǎiplow beamplow beamWord