บ้านไม้
bâan-máaiMeaning
1NounA2
wooden house; timber house
a house built primarily from wood
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.บ้านไม้bâan-máaiบ้านไม้bâan-máaiwooden house; timber houseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my wooden house.
3 more examplesShow less
I dream of having a small wooden house in a garden.
การดูแลรักษาgaan-duu-lɛɛ-rák-sǎaบ้านไม้bâan-máaiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangยุ่งยากyûng-yâakกว่าgwàaบ้านbâanปูนbpuun
Maintaining a wooden house is rather more difficult than a concrete one.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedhouse; homePart 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
บ้านไม้bâan-máaiบ้านไม้bâan-máaiwooden house; timber housewooden house; timber houseWord