ฝาย
fǎaiMeaning
1NounB2
weir; small dam; check dam
A low barrier across a stream or river to raise the water level, slow flow, or divert water (e.g., for irrigation); a weir or small/check dam.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developฝายเล็กfăai lékฝายเล็กfăai léksmall weir; small check damๆ-กั้นgânกั้นgân1[to] block; obstruct; bar2[to] divide; partition off; screen off3[to] fence off; cordon off; rope off4[to] dam; impound (water); hold backลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brookเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชะลอchá-loชะลอchá-lo1[to] slow (down)2[to] delay; postponeน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ส่งน้ำsòng náamส่งน้ำsòng náam[to] supply water; [to] irrigateเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy field
Villagers built a small weir across the stream to slow the water and divert it into the rice fields.
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หน้าฝนnâa-fǒnน้ำnáamหลังlǎngฝายfǎaiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nทำให้tam-hâiสามารถsǎa-mâatสูบsùupไปbpaiเก็บgèpในnaiสระsàได้dâaiง่ายngâai
In the rainy season, the water level behind the weir rises, making it easy to pump into the pond.
นักอนุรักษ์nák-à-nú-rákเสนอsà-nə̌əให้hâiซ่อมsɔ̂mฝายชะลอน้ำfǎai-chá-lɔɔ-náamหลายlǎaiจุดjùtในnaiหุบเขาhùp-kǎoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuความชุ่มชื้นkwaam-chûm-chʉ́ʉnของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaและlɛ́ลดตะกอนlót-dtà-gɔɔnในnaiลำน้ำlam-náam
Conservationists proposed repairing multiple check dams in the valley to restore forest moisture and reduce sediment in the stream.
การออกแบบgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpฝายfǎaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpช่องchɔ̂ngระบายrá-baaiตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnช่วยให้chûuai-hâiสัตว์น้ำsàt-náamผ่านpàanได้dâaiและlɛ́ลดlótผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêet
Designing weirs with sediment sluices allows aquatic animals to pass and reduces ecological impact.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fǎai
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 | — | — |