นาแห้ว

naa-hɛ̂ɛo

Meanings

1Proper nounB1

Na Haeo

a Thai place name, especially a district in Loei province, Thailand

Examples

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2NounB2

water chestnut field

a field used for cultivating water chestnuts

Examples

ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoที่ดินtîi-dinที่ดินtîi-dinland (property)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ไร่râiไร่râi1farm; plantation; field2rai (area unit)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสุพรรณบุรีsù-pan-bù-riiสุพรรณบุรีsù-pan-bù-rii1Suphan Buri (province)2Suphan Buri (city)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeนาแห้วnaa-hɛ̂ɛoนาแห้วnaa-hɛ̂ɛo1Na Haeo2water chestnut fieldทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
My uncle has several rai of land in Suphan Buri, and he switched to cultivating water chestnut fields entirely.
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Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

naa

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

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——
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Word Breakdown

นาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice fieldpaddy field; rice fieldPart 1
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นาแห้วnaa-hɛ̂ɛoนาแห้วnaa-hɛ̂ɛoNa HaeoNa HaeoWord