ฝัด
fàtMeaning
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[to] winnow (grain)
to separate grain from chaff by tossing it in a winnowing tray or into the wind
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ฝัดfàtฝัดfàt[to] winnow (grain)ข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakpaddy; unhusked riceอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใต้ถุนบ้านdtâai-tǔn-bâanใต้ถุนบ้านdtâai-tǔn-bâanspace under a stilt house
Grandma is sitting under the house winnowing rice paddy.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakตากdtàakถั่วลิสงtùua-lí-sǒngจนjonแห้งhɛ̂ɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂จะjàนำมาnam-maaฝัดfàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาaoเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakและlɛ́ฝุ่นfùnออกɔ̀ɔk
After sun-drying the peanuts, the villagers will then winnow them to remove the shells and dust.
การgaanฝัดfàtข้าวkâaoต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทักษะták-sàและlɛ́แรงลมrɛɛng-lomที่tîiพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแกลบglɛ̀ɛpปลิวbpliuไปbpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมล็ดข้าวmá-lét-kâaoสารsǎanยังคงอยู่yang-kong-yùuในnaiกระgràด้งdông
Winnowing rice requires skill and just the right amount of wind, so that the chaff blows away but the rice grains remain in the tray.
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnที่tîiยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiโรงสีข้าวroong-sǐi-kâaoทุกtúkครัวเรือนkruua-rʉʉanจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngตำdtamข้าวkâaoและlɛ́ฝัดfàtข้าวkâaoกินginเองeeng
In the old days before there were rice mills, every household had to pound and winnow their own rice to eat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fàt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |