มะ(má)
Meanings
1ParticleA2
come on; please (urge/invite)
an informal particle used to urge, invite, or coax someone to do something, similar to “come on” or softening a request; common in child-directed speech
2InterjectionA2
hey!; come! (call attention)
an informal interjection used to call someone’s attention or summon them; sometimes equivalent to “hey!” or “come!”
Examples
มะmáมะmá1hey!; come! (call attention)2fruit-name prefix (bound)3come on; please (urge/invite)นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeนี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)สิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particle
Hey, look at this.
3NounB1
fruit-name prefix (bound)
a bound prefix in many Thai fruit or plant names; not used independently and not productive by itself
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)มะmáมะmá1hey!; come! (call attention)2fruit-name prefix (bound)3come on; please (urge/invite)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)มะนาวmá-naaoมะนาวmá-naao1lime (key/Thai lime)2lime treeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsส่วนหน้าsùuan nâaส่วนหน้าsùuan nâa1front part; front section2front side; anterior (anatomy/layout)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledพืชpêutพืชpêutplant; floraเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)ไม่ได้ใช้mâi dâi cháiไม่ได้ใช้mâi dâi chái1to not use; didn’t use2didn’t get to use; couldn’t use3unused; not in useเดี่ยวๆdìiao dìiaoเดี่ยวๆdìiao dìiaoalone; single-handedly
The word 'ma' in 'manow' (lime) is just a front part of a plant name and isn’t used on its own.