ผมไฟ
pǒm-faiMeaning
1NounC1
a baby's birth hair
the hair a baby has from birth, before its first ceremonial shaving.
Examples
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverตัดผมdtàt-pǒmตัดผมdtàt-pǒm1[to] cut [sb]'s hair2[to] get a haircutเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedผมไฟpǒm-faiผมไฟpǒm-faia baby's birth hairที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่เกิดdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-gə̀ətตั้งแต่เกิดdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-gə̀ətsince birthจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The baby has never had a haircut, so the hair present at birth has grown much longer.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงtʉ̌ngวันwanโกนผมgoon-pǒmไฟfaiแม่mɛ̂ɛถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupลูกlûukไว้wáiหลายlǎaiรูปrûupเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakเก็บgèpภาพpâapผมpǒmนุ่มnûmที่tîiติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaลูกlûukมาmaaตั้งแต่เกิดdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-gə̀ət
Before the baby's ceremonial first head shaving, the mother took several photos because she wanted a record of the soft hair her baby was born with.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaนี้níiการgaanโกนผมgoon-pǒmไฟfaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการตัดgaan-dtàtผมpǒmครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngทารกtaa-rókหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenโอกาสoo-gàatให้hâiญาติผู้ใหญ่yâat-pûu-yàiมาmaaร่วมrûuamอวยพรuuai-pɔɔnเด็กdèkด้วยdûuai
For this family, the ceremonial shaving of the baby's birth hair is not merely a first haircut; it is also an occasion for elder relatives to gather and bless the child.
แม้mɛ́ɛผมไฟpǒm-faiที่tîiแม่mɛ̂ɛเก็บไว้gèp-wáiจะมีjà-miiเพียงpiiangปอยbpɔɔiเล็กlékแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpเธอtəəมันmanเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngวันแรกwan-rɛ̂ɛkที่tîiได้dâaiโอบอุ้มòop-ûmลูกlûuk
Although the mother kept only a tiny lock of her baby's birth hair, to her it is a reminder of those first days cradling her child.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǒm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
ผมไฟpǒm-faiผมไฟpǒm-faia baby's birth haira baby's birth hairWord