ถ่านไม้
tàan-máaiMeaning
1NounA2
charcoal
A black, porous substance made by heating wood without air; used as fuel for cooking or grilling and also as an art medium for drawing.
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; orderถ่านไม้tàan-máaiถ่านไม้tàan-máaicharcoalย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)
Mom uses charcoal to grill fish.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อsʉ́ʉถ่านไม้tàan-máaiมาmaaทำtamบาร์บีคิวbaa-bii-kiu
Yesterday I went to the market to buy charcoal for a barbecue.
นักเรียนnák-riianศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàกำลังgam-langเรียนriianวิธีใช้wí-tii-cháiถ่านไม้tàan-máaiในnaiการวาดภาพgaan-wâat-pâap
The art students are learning how to use charcoal for drawing.
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnนิยมní-yomใช้cháiถ่านไม้tàan-máaiเป็นbpenเชื้อเพลิงchʉ́ʉa-pləəngในnaiการหุงต้มgaan-hǔng-dtômอาหารaa-hǎanเพราะprɔ́มันmanให้hâiความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
People in the old days preferred using charcoal as cooking fuel because it provides consistent heat.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tàan
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
ถ่านไม้tàan-máaiถ่านไม้tàan-máaicharcoalcharcoalWord