ท่อนไม้
tɔ̂n-máaiMeaning
1NounA2
log; length of wood
a section or chunk of wood, often thick or heavy; a log
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máailog; length of woodเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
There are many logs in the forest.
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เราraoใช้cháiท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiวางwaangล้อมรอบlɔ́ɔm-rɔ̂ɔpกองไฟgɔɔng-faiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำเป็นtam-bpenที่นั่งtîi-nâng
We used logs to place around the campfire to make seats.
A large log fell and blocked the road, causing a traffic jam.
ช่างไม้châang-máaiกำลังgam-langเลื่อยlʉ̂ʉaiท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiทำเป็นtam-bpenเสาบ้านsǎo-bâan
The carpenter is sawing a large log to make it into a house pillar.
The robber used a piece of wood to smash the car window.
เขาkǎoหยิบyìpท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaจากjàakสุนัขsù-nákดุร้ายdù-ráai
He picked up a wooden club to defend himself from the fierce dog.
พยานpá-yaanเห็นhěnผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiถือtʉ̌ʉท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiวิ่งหนีwîng-nǐiไปbpaiจากjàakที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèet
The witness saw the suspect carrying a wooden club and running away from the scene.
หลักฐานสำคัญlàk-tǎan-sǎm-kanในnaiคดีká-diiนี้níiคือkʉʉท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiที่tîiเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanเลือดlʉ̂ʉatซึ่งsʉ̂ngพบpópอยู่yùuไม่ไกลmâi-glaiจาjaaกร่างgràangของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เสียชีวิตpûu-sǐia-chii-wít
The key evidence in this case is the blood-stained wooden club found not far from the victim's body.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tɔ̂n
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ท่อนtɔ̂nท่อนtɔ̂n1section; piece (long, solid part)2classifier (sections/lengths)3stanza; verse; passage4section (of the body)5classifier: passages; verse sectionssection; piece (long, solid part)Part 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
ท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máailog; length of woodlog; length of woodWord