มะลิ
má-líMeanings
1NounA2
jasmine (plant/flower)
A jasmine plant or its fragrant white flowers; commonly used in garlands and perfumes.
Examples
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Grandma likes to string garlands from fresh jasmine flowers.
This perfume shop uses jasmine as a main ingredient.
ในnaiวันแม่wan-mɛ̂ɛคนkonมักmákซื้อsʉ́ʉมาลัยmaa-laiมะลิmá-líไปไหว้bpai-wâiคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความรักkwaam-rákและlɛ́ความกตัญญูkwaam-gà-dtan-yuu
On Mother’s Day, people often buy jasmine garlands to pay respect to their mothers to symbolize love and gratitude.
2Proper nounB1
Mali (female given name)
A common Thai female given name meaning ‘jasmine’.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayมะลิmá-líมะลิmá-lí1jasmine (plant/flower)2Mali (female given name)จะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctor
Tomorrow Mali will take her mom to see the doctor.
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มะลิmá-líย้ายyáaiมาmaaทำงานtam ngaanที่têeกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpเมื่อmêuuaปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewและláeกำลังgam-langปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaกับgàpชีวิตchee-wítในเมืองnai meuuang
Mali moved to work in Bangkok last year and is adjusting to city life.
ถ้าtâaมีmiiเวลาว่างwee-laa-wâangมะลิmá-líมักจะmák-jàไปbpaiวิ่งwîngที่tîiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náกับgàpเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan
When she has free time, Mali often goes running in the park with her neighbors.
แม้máeมะลิmá-líจะเป็นjà bpenคนkonเงียบngîiapๆ-ในnaiที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwเป็นbpenผู้ประสานงานpôo bprà-săan ngaanสำคัญsăm-kanที่têeทุกคนtúk konไว้วางใจwái waang jai
Although Mali is quiet at work, she is a key coordinator whom everyone trusts.
Tones
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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 | — | — |