มลาย
má-laaiMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] vanish; disintegrate
to disappear, fade away, or break apart completely; to be destroyed or cease to exist
Examples
หมอกmòkหมอกmòkfog; mistค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleมลายmá-laaiมลายmá-laai[to] vanish; disintegrateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)แดดdàetแดดdàetsunlight; sunshineออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
The fog gradually disappeared when the sun came out.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไม่mâiดูแลduu-lɛɛอย่างเหมาะสมyàang-mɔ̀-sǒmโบราณวัตถุboo-raan-wát-tùก็gɔ̂เสี่ยงsìiangจะjàมลายmá-laaiหายไปhǎai-bpaiตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
Without proper care, antiquities risk fading away over time.
ความหวังkwaam-wǎngที่tîiสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaนานnaanมลายmá-laaiลงlongในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโครงการkroong-gaanถูกtùukยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎn
The long-held hope vanished in an instant when the project was abruptly canceled.
อารยธรรมaa-rá-yá-tamบางbaangแห่งhàengมลายmá-laaiสูญไปsŏon bpaiจนjonเหลือlĕuuaเพียงpiiangร่องรอยrông roiให้hâiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatตีความdtee kwaam
Some civilizations have completely perished, leaving only traces for history to interpret.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มลาย said มะ-ลาย?
má-laai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
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 | — | — |