ท่าไม้
tâa-máaiMeaning
1NounB2
timber pier; timber landing
a pier, wharf, or landing place used for loading or trading timber.
Examples
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitในอดีตnai-à-dìitin the past; formerlyเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉa1boat; ship; vessel2rook (chess, makruk)ขนไม้kǒn-máaiขนไม้kǒn-máai[to] transport/haul lumberซุงsungซุงsunglog; tree trunk (large piece)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจอดjɔ̀ɔtจอดjɔ̀ɔt[to] park (vehicle)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerท่าไม้tâa-máaiท่าไม้tâa-máaitimber pier; timber landingแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขนถ่ายkǒn-tàaiขนถ่ายkǒn-tàai1[to] handle and transfer cargo2cargo handling; transshipmentสินค้าsǐn-káaสินค้าsǐn-káaproduct; goods; merchandise
In the past, logging boats would dock at this timber wharf to load and unload goods.
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คุณปู่kun bpòoเล่าlâoว่าwâaสมัยsà-măiหนุ่มๆnùm-nùmเขาkăoเคยkoeiทำงานtam ngaanอยู่ที่yòo têeท่าไม้tâa máaiย่านyâanบางโพbaang poh
My grandfather said that when he was young, he used to work at a timber wharf in the Bang Pho area.
ชุมชนchum-chonริมน้ำrim-náamแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเคยkəəiเจริญรุ่งเรืองjà-rəən-rûng-rʉʉangอย่างมากyàang-mâakเพราะprɔ́เป็นที่ตั้งbpen-tîi-dtângของkɔ̌ɔngท่าไม้tâa-máaiที่tîiใหญ่ที่สุดyài-tîi-sùtในnaiภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâak
This riverside community once prospered greatly because it was the location of the largest timber wharf in the region.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaการค้าgaan-káaไม้ซุงmáai-sungซบเซาลงsóp-sao-longท่าไม้tâa-máaiเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngจึงjʉngถูกtùukดัดdàtแปลงเป็นbplɛɛng-bpenร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanหรือrʉ̌ʉที่พักtîi-pákริมน้ำrim-náamแทนtɛɛn
As the timber trade declined, many old timber wharfs were converted into restaurants or riverside accommodations instead.
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
tâa
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
ท่าtâaท่าtâa1posture; pose; stance2move; technique; style3harbor; port; pier; landing4appearance suggesting an outcome; sign5manner; way; airposture; pose; stancePart 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
ท่าไม้tâa-máaiท่าไม้tâa-máaitimber pier; timber landingtimber pier; timber landingWord