พาย
paaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] row; [to] paddle
To move or steer a small boat using an oar or paddle.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พายเรือpaai-rʉʉaพายเรือpaai-rʉʉa[to] paddle/row a boatในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บึงbʉngบึงbʉngmarshy lake; large pondทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I paddle a boat in the pond every morning.
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Yesterday we rented a boat and paddled to watch water birds.
Tomorrow he will paddle a boat to take his mother to watch the sunrise.
เธอtəəพายเรือpaai-rʉʉaเล็กlékทวนกระแสtuuan-grà-sɛ̌ɛน้ำnáamอย่างyàangชำนาญcham-naanจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngอีกìikฝั่งfàngได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
She skillfully paddled the small boat against the current and reached the other side safely.
2NounA2
oar; paddle
A long tool with a flat blade used to row or steer a small boat.
Examples
เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพายpaaiพายpaai1[to] row; [to] paddle2oar; paddle3pie (loanword)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneวางอยู่waang-yùuวางอยู่waang-yùu[to] be placed; [to] lie (somewhere)
That small boat has two oars placed in it.
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He picked up a long wooden oar from the pier to get ready to set out.
The fisherman repaired the broken oar before going out to fish.
ไกด์gáiอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaพายpaaiใบbaiกว้างgwâangช่วยchûuaiควบkûuapคุมทิศทางkum-tít-taangเรือrʉʉaในnaiลำคลองlam-klɔɔngแคบkɛ̂ɛpได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàa
The guide explained that a wide-bladed oar helps control the boat’s direction better in narrow canals.
3NounB1
pie (loanword)
A baked dish with pastry and a sweet or savory filling; used in Thai mainly as a loanword in food names.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offพายแอปเปิลpaai-ɛ́p-bpə̂nพายแอปเปิลpaai-ɛ́p-bpə̂napple pieจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmร้านเบเกอรี่ráan-bee-gəə-rîiร้านเบเกอรี่ráan-bee-gəə-rîibakery; bakery shop
Today I bought an apple pie from the bakery.
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He baked a chicken pie for dinner yesterday.
พายฟักทองpaai fák-tongหอมhŏmเครื่องเทศkrêuuang têtกินกับgin gàpวิปครีมwíp kreemแล้วláeoเข้ากันkâo ganมากmâak
The pumpkin pie is fragrant with spices and goes very well with whipped cream.
เชฟchéepปรับbpràpสูตรsùutพายpaaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiให้hâiหวานน้อยwǎan-nɔ́ɔiและlɛ́ใช้cháiแป้งพัฟbpɛ̂ɛng-pápชั้นchánบางbaangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสชาติrót-châatไม่mâiกลบกลิ่นglòp-glìnผลไม้pǒn-lá-máai
The chef adapted the fruit pie recipe to be less sweet and used thin layers of puff pastry so the flavor wouldn't overwhelm the fruit aroma.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |