ฝายเล็ก
fǎai-lékMeaning
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small weir; small check dam
A small weir or check dam built across a stream or canal to slow flow, raise water level, or retain sediment.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developฝายเล็กfǎai-lékฝายเล็กfǎai-léksmall weir; small check damในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลำห้วยlam-hûuaiลำห้วยlam-hûuaistream; brook; creekเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไว้ใช้wái-cháiไว้ใช้wái-chái1for later use2[to] set aside [sth] for later useหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛng1dry season2in the dry season
Villagers helped build a small weir in the stream to store water for the dry season.
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เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmฝายเล็กfǎai-lékที่tîiชำรุดcham-rútให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maaชะลอchá-lɔɔน้ำnáamได้dâaiเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
The municipality repaired the damaged small weir so it can slow the water again.
การทำgaan-tamฝายเล็กfǎai-lékต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangหลายlǎaiจุดjùtช่วยchûuaiยกระดับyók-rá-dàpน้ำใต้ดินnáam-dtâai-dinและlɛ́ลดlótการพังทลายgaan-pang-tá-laaiของkɔ̌ɔngตลิ่งdtà-lìng
Constructing multiple small weirs consecutively helps raise groundwater levels and reduce bank erosion.
โครงการkroong-gaanฝายเล็กfǎai-lékแบบbɛ̀ɛpมีส่วนร่วมmii-sùuan-rûuamต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngทางผ่านtaang-pàanของkɔ̌ɔngปลาbplaaและlɛ́การระบายน้ำgaan-rá-baai-náamในช่วงnai-chûuangน้ำหลากnáam-làak
Participatory small weir projects must consider fish passage and drainage during floods.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ฝายเล็กfǎai-lékฝายเล็กfǎai-léksmall weir; small check damsmall weir; small check damWord