ซอยหมาก
sɔɔi-màakMeaning
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[to] slice betel nut (areca nut)
To slice areca nut (betel nut) into thin pieces, typically for chewing.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fitนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ซอยหมากsɔɔi-màakซอยหมากsɔɔi-màak[to] slice betel nut (areca nut)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
My grandmother is still strong; she sits and slices her own betel nuts to chew every day.
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สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònเด็กๆdèk dèkมักจะmák jàถูกtòokใช้cháiให้hâiไปbpaiซอยหมากsoi màakเตรียมไว้dtriiam wáiให้hâiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài
In the old days, children were often asked to slice betel nuts in preparation for the adults.
การgaanซอยหมากsoi màakให้hâiเป็นbpenแผ่นpàenบางๆbaang baangต้องdtôngใช้cháiมีดmêetที่têeคมkomและláeอาศัยaa-săiความชำนาญkwaam cham-naanพอสมควรpor sŏm kuan
Slicing betel nut into thin pieces requires a sharp knife and a considerable amount of skill.
เสียงsǐiangมีดmîitกระทบgrà-tópเขียงkǐiangตอนdtɔɔnคุณย่าkun-yâaซอยหมากsɔɔi-màakเป็นbpenเสียงsǐiangที่tîiผมpǒmคุ้นเคยkún-kəəiมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèk
The sound of the knife hitting the cutting board as my grandmother sliced betel nut is a sound I've been familiar with since childhood.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sɔɔi
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
ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleyslane; small streetPart 1
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หมากmàakหมากmàak1fruit (Isan)2areca nut (betel nut)3chess piece; game piece4move; gambit (figurative)fruit (Isan)Part 2
ซอยหมากsɔɔi-màakซอยหมากsɔɔi-màak[to] slice betel nut (areca nut)[to] slice betel nut (areca nut)Word