มหานัส
má-hǎa-nátMeaning
1NounC2
kitchen; cookhouse (literary)
A literary term for a kitchen or a building where food is prepared and cooked.
Examples
กลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmมหานัสmá-hǎa-nátมหานัสmá-hǎa-nátkitchen; cookhouse (literary)ลอยมาlɔɔi-maaลอยมาlɔɔi-maa1[to] drift/float toward2[of sound/smell] to waft over3[fig.] to surface (in the mind)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)ขณะที่kà-nà-tîiขณะที่kà-nà-tîi1while; at the time that2whereas; in contrastคนในkon-naiคนในkon-naiinsider; member of a groupเรือนrʉʉanเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ[to] waitสำรับsǎm-rápสำรับsǎm-ráp1set of dishes; meal set2set; pack; deck3classifier: meal sets4classifier: decks of cards5classifier: sets of betel-chewing itemsมื้อเย็นmʉ́ʉ-yenมื้อเย็นmʉ́ʉ-yendinner; evening meal; supper
The aroma of food drifted on the breeze from the kitchen as the household waited for the evening meal.
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เสียงsǐiangสับsàpเนื้อnʉ́ʉaและlɛ́โขลกklòokเครื่องแกงkrʉ̂ʉang-gɛɛngดังdangไม่ขาดสายmâi-kàat-sǎaiจากjàakมหานัสmá-hǎa-nátขณะkà-nàเหล่าlàoแม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaเร่งrêngจัดjàtสำรับsǎm-rápให้hâiทันtanรับรองráp-rɔɔngอาคันตุกะaa-kan-dtù-gà
The sounds of meat being chopped and curry paste being pounded came ceaselessly from the kitchen as the cooks hurried to prepare dishes in time to serve the guests.
นางnaangมิได้mí-dâaiก้าวgâaoเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiมหานัสmá-hǎa-nátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสั่งการsàng-gaanหากแต่hàak-dtɛ̀ɛลงมือlong-mʉʉปรุงอาหารbprung-aa-hǎanเลี้ยงlíiangผู้มาเยือนpûu-maa-yʉʉanด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eeng
She entered the kitchen not to give orders, but to prepare food for the visitors herself.
ครั้นkránงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangเลิกราlêrk raaมหานัสmá-hăa-nátที่têeเคยkoeiอวลuanด้วยdûuayกลิ่นglìnเครื่องเทศkrêuuang têtก็gâwเหลือlĕuuaเพียงpiiangเถ้าถ่านtâo tàanอุ่นùnๆ-กับgàpบ่าวไพร่bàao prâiไม่กี่mâi gèeคนkonที่têeยังyangเก็บgèpล้างláangภาชนะpaa-chá-náอยู่ใต้yòo dtâiแสงsăengตะเกียงdtà-giiang
Once the feast had ended, the kitchen, once fragrant with spices, held only warm ashes and a few servants still clearing and washing dishes by lamplight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหานัส said มะ-หา-นัส?
má-hǎa-nát
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 | — | — |