มดปลวก
mót-bplùuakMeanings
1NounB1
ants and termites
ants and termites
Examples
บ้านไม้bâan máaiบ้านไม้bâan máaiwooden house; timber houseเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมดปลวกmót bplùuakมดปลวกmót bplùuak1ants and termites2insignificant people; nobodiesขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[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)เต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
Old wooden houses usually have ants and termites all over them.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔจ้างjâangบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำจัดgam-jàtแมลงmá-lɛɛngมาmaaฉีดยาchìit-yaaฆ่าkâaมดปลวกmót-bplùuakที่tîiทำรังtam-rangอยู่yùuบนbonฝ้าเพดานfâa-pee-daan
Dad hired a pest control company to spray chemicals to kill the ants and termites nesting on the ceiling.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàสร้างsâangบ้านbâanเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngฉีดchìitน้ำยาnáam-yaaลงlongดินdinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiมดปลวกmót-bplùuakมาmaaกัดกินgàt-ginไม้máai
Before building a house, we must inject chemicals into the soil to prevent ants and termites from eating the wood.
การตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpและlɛ́บำรุงรักษาbam-rung-rák-sǎaโครงสร้างkroong-sâangไม้máaiเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamจะjàช่วยchûuaiลดlótความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakมดปลวกmót-bplùuakได้dâai
Regular inspection and maintenance of wooden structures will help reduce damage caused by ants and termites.
2NounC1
insignificant people; nobodies
insignificant people; nobodies; people of low status or importance (used metaphorically)
Examples
เจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asมดปลวกmót-bplùuakมดปลวกmót-bplùuak1ants and termites2insignificant people; nobodiesที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanimportance; significanceอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
The boss likes to act as if we are just nobodies with no importance in the company.
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ในnaiสายตาsăai dtaaของkŏngนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangที่têeทุจริตtút-jà-rìtประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonตาdtaaดำๆdam damก็gâwเป็นเพียงbpen piiangแค่kâeมดปลวกmót bplùuakที่têeพวกเขาpûuak kăoไม่เคยmâi koieใส่ใจsài jai
In the eyes of corrupt politicians, ordinary citizens are just insignificant people they never care about.
ระบบทุนนิยมrá-bòp-tun-ní-yomที่tîiโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiมักจะmák-jàเหยียบย่ำyìiap-yâmชนชั้นแรงงานchon-chán-rɛɛng-ngaanราวกับraao-gàpเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangมดปลวกmót-bplùuakที่tîiไร้ค่าrái-kâa
The ruthless capitalist system often tramples on the working class as if they were merely worthless nobodies.
อย่าyàaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatมาmaaกดขี่gòt-kìiและlɛ́มองว่าmɔɔng-wâaพวกเราpûuak-raoเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛมดปลวกmót-bplùuakเพราะprɔ́เสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngทุกคนtúk-konมีพลังmii-pá-langพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàสร้างsâangความเปลี่ยนแปลงkwaam-bplìian-bplɛɛng
Do not let those in power oppress us and view us as mere nobodies, because everyone's voice has enough power to create change.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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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มดปลวกmót-bplùuakมดปลวกmót-bplùuakants and termitesants and termitesWord