น้ำหมาก
náam-màakMeaning
1NounB2
betel juice; betel-stained saliva
Saliva stained reddish-brown from chewing betel quid (areca nut, betel leaf, and other ingredients); also the betel-stained spit.
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coatของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)เปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉan1stained; soiled; dirty (on a surface or clothing)2[to] get stained; get dirty3[to] stain [sth]; soil [sth]; smudge [sth]คราบน้ำkrâap-náamคราบน้ำkrâap-náamwater stain; water markหมากmàakหมากmàak1fruit (Isan)2areca nut (betel nut)3chess piece; game piece4move; gambit (figurative)เป็นดวงbpen-duuangเป็นดวงbpen-duuang[to] appear in circular spots; be blotchyสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-colored
Grandpa's shirt was stained with a red spot of betel juice.
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Grandma spat betel juice onto the ground in front of the house.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnจะjàเห็นhěnรอยrɔɔiน้ำหมากnáam-màakแห้งกรังhɛ̂ɛng-grangอยู่yùuตามdtaamพื้นpʉ́ʉnเรือนไทยrʉʉan-taiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenเรื่องปกติrʉ̂ʉang-bpòk-gà-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítคนkonในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnán
In the past, you would see dried betel-spit stains on the floors of traditional Thai houses, which was a normal part of life in that era.
ริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakและlɛ́ฟันfanของkɔ̌ɔngคุณยายkun-yaaiแดงฉานdɛɛng-chǎanจากjàakการgaanเคี้ยวหมากkíiao-màakจนjonเวลาwee-laaยิ้มyímจะjàเห็นhěnน้ำหมากnáam-màakสีsǐiคล้ำklámติดอยู่dtìt-yùu
The old woman's lips and teeth were stained bright red from chewing betel, so when she smiled, you could see the dark-colored betel juice.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หมากmàakหมากmàak1fruit (Isan)2areca nut (betel nut)3chess piece; game piece4move; gambit (figurative)fruit (Isan)Part 2
น้ำหมากnáam-màakน้ำหมากnáam-màakbetel juice; betel-stained salivabetel juice; betel-stained salivaWord