ทะลาย
tá-laaiMeaning
1NounB2
bunch of palm fruits
A bunch of fruits borne together on a palm, such as coconuts, areca nuts, or oil palm fruits.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossมะพร้าวmá-práaoมะพร้าวmá-práao1coconut (tree)2coconut (fruit)ลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyทะลายtá-laaiทะลายtá-laaibunch of palm fruitsเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
Grandfather cut down the whole coconut cluster to make dessert.
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There are several clusters of betel nuts on the areca palm tree.
ทะลายtá-laaiของkɔ̌ɔngอินทผลัมin-tá-pà-lamนั้นnánหนักnàkมากmâakจนjonกิ่งgìngโน้มnóomลงมาlong-maaเกือบgʉ̀ʉapถึงtʉ̌ngพื้นpʉ́ʉn
The cluster of dates was so heavy that the branch bent down almost to the ground.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanกำลังคัดgam-lang-kátแยกyɛ̂ɛkผลปาล์มpǒn-bpaamออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakทะลายtá-laaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งขายsòng-kǎaiให้hâiโรงงานroong-ngaan
The gardeners are separating the palm fruits from the cluster to sell to the factory.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |