มหาชัย
má-hǎa-chaiMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Mahachai (place name, Samut Sakhon)
A subdistrict, town area, and railway terminus in Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดอาหารทะเลdtà-làat-aa-hǎan-tá-leeตลาดอาหารทะเลdtà-làat-aa-hǎan-tá-leeseafood marketที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมหาชัยmá-hǎa-chaiมหาชัยmá-hǎa-chaiMahachai (place name, Samut Sakhon)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Tomorrow we will go to the seafood market in Mahachai.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakกินginอาหารทะเลaa-hăan tá-layสดๆsòt sòtราคาไม่แพงraa-kaa mâi paengต้องdtôngลองlongไปที่bpai têeมหาชัยmá-hăa chaiดูdooนะná
If you want to eat fresh, inexpensive seafood, you should try going to Mahachai.
คุณkunสามารถsǎa-mâatนั่งnângรถไฟrót-faiจากjàakสถานีวงเวียนsà-tǎa-nii-wong-wiianใหญ่yàiไปbpaiสุดsùtสายsǎaiที่tîiมหาชัยmá-hǎa-chaiได้เลยdâai-ləəiสะดวกsà-dùuakมากmâak
You can take the train from Wongwian Yai Station to the terminus at Mahachai; it's very convenient.
มหาชัยmá-hǎa-chaiเป็นbpenศูนย์กลางsǔun-glaangอุตสาหกรรมùt-sǎa-hà-gamประมงbprà-mongที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetและlɛ́เป็นที่รู้จักbpen-tîi-rúu-jàkว่าwâaมีmiiแรงงานข้ามชาติrɛɛng-ngaan-kâam-châatอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâak
Mahachai is a major center of the country's fishing industry and is known for having a large population of migrant workers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหาชัย said มะ-หา-ไช?
má-hǎa-chai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มหาmá-hǎaมหาmá-hǎa1great; grand; vast (formal/literary)2prefix meaning great-/grand-; super-3title for a monk qualified in Pali studiesgreat; grand; vast (formal/literary)Part 1
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มหาชัยmá-hǎa-chaiมหาชัยmá-hǎa-chaiMahachai (place name, Samut Sakhon)Mahachai (place name, Samut Sakhon)Word