ดายหญ้า
daai-yâaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] weed; [to] clear grass
To remove unwanted grass or weeds from an area of ground.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดายหญ้าdaai-yâaดายหญ้าdaai-yâa[to] weed; [to] clear grassในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
Tomorrow, my dad will weed the garden.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngดายหญ้าdaai-yâaที่tîiสนามหญ้าsà-nǎam-yâaเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมันmanดูduuสวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
We have to weed the lawn regularly to keep it looking beautiful.
Weeding under the hot sun is very tiring work.
ชาวนาchaao-naaจ้างjâangคนงานkon-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiกันganดายหญ้าdaai-yâaในnaiนาข้าวnaa-kâaoทั้งหมดtáng-mòtก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàลงlongกล้าglâaต้นdtônใหม่mài
The farmer hired several workers to help weed the entire rice paddy before planting the new seedlings.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
daai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
ดายdaaiดายdaai1[to] weed; clear weeds2[to] clear/cut back vegetation3empty; bare; alone (literary)4die; shaping or cutting tool (technical)[to] weed; clear weedsPart 1
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ดายหญ้าdaai-yâaดายหญ้าdaai-yâa[to] weed; [to] clear grass[to] weed; [to] clear grassWord