มหายาก
má-hǎa-yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
extremely difficult; very hard
Very difficult to do, solve, or accomplish.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpexam; exam paper; exam questionมหายากmá-hǎa-yâakมหายากmá-hǎa-yâakextremely difficult; very hardเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
I had an incredibly difficult exam today, so I couldn't finish it in time.
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การหาgaan-hǎaห้องเช่าhɔ̂ng-châoราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukใกล้glâiรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมหายากmá-hǎa-yâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangหาhǎaอยู่yùu
Finding a cheap room to rent near the train station is extremely difficult, but I'm still looking.
ครูkruuให้hâiโจทย์jòotมหายากmá-hǎa-yâakมาmaaเราraoช่วยกันchûuai-ganคิดkítตั้งนานdtâng-naanก็gɔ̂ยังyangแก้gɛ̂ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The teacher gave us an incredibly difficult problem. We've been working on it together for ages and still can't solve it.
การทำให้gaan-tam-hâiทุกtúkฝ่ายfàaiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápข้อตกลงkɔ̂ɔ-dtòk-longเดียวกันdiiao-ganเป็นbpenงานngaanมหายากmá-hǎa-yâakเพราะprɔ́แต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láฝ่ายfàaiต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂มีmiiผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotที่tîiไม่mâiอยากyàakเสียsǐia
Getting all parties to accept the same agreement is an extremely difficult task because each has interests they are unwilling to give up.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหายาก said มะ-หา-ยาก?
má-hǎa-yâak
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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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
มหายากmá-hǎa-yâakมหายากmá-hǎa-yâakextremely difficult; very hardextremely difficult; very hardWord