มะก้วย
má-gûuaiMeaning
1NounC1
banana
banana (Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmมะก้วยmá-gûuaiมะก้วยmá-gûuaibananaที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2equal; level; even3[to] draw; [to] tie
Grandma always likes to make snacks from the bananas planted in the backyard for us to eat.
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เวลาwee-laaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàซื้อsʉ́ʉของฝากkɔ̌ɔng-fàakที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakมะก้วยmá-gûuaiแปรรูปbprɛɛ-rûupกลับมาglàp-maaฝากfàakเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaan
Whenever I visit Chiang Mai, I usually buy souvenirs made from processed bananas for my colleagues.
ในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bunของkɔ̌ɔngชาวล้านนาchaao-láan-naaมักจะmák-jàมีmiiการนำgaan-namมะก้วยmá-gûuaiมาmaaเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบสำคัญsùuan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-sǎm-kanในnaiการทำgaan-tamขนมหวานkà-nǒm-wǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเลี้ยงlíiangแขกkɛ̀ɛk
In Lanna merit-making events, bananas are often used as a key ingredient in making desserts to serve guests.
การนำgaan-namมะก้วยmá-gûuaiมาmaaแปรรูปbprɛɛ-rûupเป็นbpenขนมkà-nǒmทานเล่นtaan-lênสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaในnaiการถนอมอาหารgaan-tà-nɔ̌ɔm-aa-hǎanของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonในnaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa
Processing bananas into snacks reflects the food preservation wisdom of the local people in the northern region.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |