น้ำใส
náam-sǎiMeaning
1NounA1
clear water
Water that is transparent rather than cloudy or turbid; not necessarily clean or safe to drink.
Examples
ทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำใสnáam-sǎiน้ำใสnáam-sǎiclear waterมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The sea at this island has very clear water.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฝนfǒnหยุดyùtแล้วlɛ́ɛoลำธารlam-taanกลับมาglàp-maaมีmiiน้ำใสnáam-sǎiอีกครั้งìik-kráng
Yesterday the rain stopped and the stream became clear again.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàไปbpaiน้ำตกnáam-dtòkที่tîiมีmiiน้ำใสnáam-sǎiจนjonเห็นhěnก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnใต้dtâaiลำธารlam-taan
Tomorrow we will go to a waterfall where the water is so clear you can see the stones under the stream.
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
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)waterPart 1
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ใสsǎiใสsǎi1clear; transparent2bright; radiant (appearance)3pure; innocent (character)4clear; ringing (sound)clear; transparentPart 2
น้ำใสnáam-sǎiน้ำใสnáam-sǎiclear waterclear waterWord