ด้าย

dâai

Meanings

1NounA1

thread

a thin strand of cotton, nylon, silk, or other fiber used for sewing

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderด้ายสีdâai-sǐiด้ายสีdâai-sǐicolored thread; dyed threadขาวkǎaoขาวkǎao1white (color)2fair-skinned; light-complexioned3[to] be white; be fair-skinnedเย็บyépเย็บyép1[to] sew; stitch2[to] suture (medical)กระดุมgrà-dumกระดุมgrà-dumbutton (fastener)
Mom uses white thread to sew a button.
3 more examples
ฉันchǎnต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanด้ายสีdâai-sǐiดำdamหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเส้นsên
I need one strand of black thread.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉด้ายdâaiฝ้ายfâaiมาmaaเย็บผ้าyép-pâa
Yesterday I bought cotton thread to sew.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiช่างchângจะjàเอาaoด้ายdâaiไนลอนnai-lɔɔnมาmaaเปลี่ยนbplìianให้hâi
Tomorrow the tailor will bring nylon thread to replace it.
2NounA2

yarn; textile thread

a continuous strand of spun or combined fibers used in weaving, knitting, or other textile work

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderด้ายสีdâai-sǐiด้ายสีdâai-sǐicolored thread; dyed threadขาวkǎaoขาวkǎao1white (color)2fair-skinned; light-complexioned3[to] be white; be fair-skinnedเย็บyépเย็บyép1[to] sew; stitch2[to] suture (medical)กระดุมเสื้อgrà-dum-sʉ̂ʉaกระดุมเสื้อgrà-dum-sʉ̂ʉashirt button
Mom uses white thread to sew a shirt button.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉด้ายdâaiฝ้ายfâaiมาmaaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหลอดlɔ̀ɔtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทอtɔɔผ้าพันคอpâa-pan-kɔɔ
Yesterday I bought a spool of cotton thread to weave a scarf.
เขาkǎoเตรียมdtriiamด้ายdâaiหลายสีlǎai-sǐiไว้wáiสำหรับsǎm-ràpถักtàkลายlaaiใหม่màiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
He prepared threads of many colors for knitting a new pattern tomorrow.
ช่างทอchâang torใช้cháiด้ายdâaiเส้นsênบางbaangๆ-ขึงkĕungบนbonกี่gèeแล้วláeoสอดsòtด้ายdâaiพุ่งpûngเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangลายผ้าlaai pâa
The weaver stretches slender threads on the loom and inserts the weft thread to create fabric patterns.
3NounB1

classifier: เส้นเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal) / หลอดหลอดlɔ̀ɔt1drinking straw2tube; hollow cylinder3light bulb; fluorescent tube4classifier: tube-shaped items; bulbs; straws5ampoule; vial (glass, small) / ม้วนม้วนmúuan1[to] roll (up); coil; curl2roll; coil (rolled item)3classifier: roll(s) of something

Thread is counted with เส้นเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal) for individual strands, หลอดหลอดlɔ̀ɔt1drinking straw2tube; hollow cylinder3light bulb; fluorescent tube4classifier: tube-shaped items; bulbs; straws5ampoule; vial (glass, small) for spools, or ม้วนม้วนmúuan1[to] roll (up); coil; curl2roll; coil (rolled item)3classifier: roll(s) of something for rolls.

Examples

ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forด้ายdâaiด้ายdâai1thread2yarn; textile thread3classifier: เส้น / หลอด / ม้วนหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหลอดlɔ̀ɔtหลอดlɔ̀ɔt1drinking straw2tube; hollow cylinder3light bulb; fluorescent tube4classifier: tube-shaped items; bulbs; straws5ampoule; vial (glass, small)สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingเย็บyépเย็บyép1[to] sew; stitch2[to] suture (medical)กระดุมgrà-dumกระดุมgrà-dumbutton (fastener)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please give me one spool of thread for sewing a button.
3 more examples
ช่างเย็บผ้าchâng-yép-pâaหยิบyìpด้ายdâaiสามsǎamเส้นsênคนละkon-láสีsǐiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดลองtót-lɔɔngลายlaai
The seamstress picked three threads, each a different color, to test the pattern.
แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉด้ายdâaiสองsɔ̌ɔngม้วนmúuanไว้wáiกรอgrɔɔใส่sàiหลอดlɔ̀ɔtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnใช้cháiกับgàpจักรjàk
Mom bought two rolls of thread to wind onto bobbins before using them with the sewing machine.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpงานngaanนี้níiควรkuuanใช้cháiด้ายสีdâai-sǐiเทาtaoหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหลอดlɔ̀ɔtกับgàpด้ายdâaiเสริมsə̌əmอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngเส้นsênเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความทนทานkwaam-ton-taan
For this project, you should use one spool of gray thread and two additional threads to increase durability.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

dâai

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

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