มะเกีย
má-giiaMeaning
1NounC1
Siamese ebony (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai name for the ebony tree Diospyros mollis, whose fruit is used to produce a black dye.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatมะเกียmá-giiaมะเกียmá-giiaSiamese ebony (Northern Thai)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)มะเกลือmá-glʉʉaมะเกลือmá-glʉʉaebony tree (or its fruit)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderย้อมyɔ́ɔmย้อมyɔ́ɔmto dye; colorผ้าpâaผ้าpâacloth; fabric; textileให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สีดำsǐi-damสีดำsǐi-dam1black (color)2blackได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Grandma said that makia is the ebony tree known as makluea, and its fruit can be used to dye cloth black.
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ช่างchâangย้อมyɔ́ɔmผ้าpâaท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnใช้cháiผลpǒnมะเกียmá-giiaหรือrʉ̌ʉที่tîiเรียกrîiakกันganว่าwâaมะเกลือmá-glʉʉaแทนtɛɛnสีย้อมsǐi-yɔ́ɔmสังเคราะห์sǎng-krɔ́ในnaiการย้อมgaan-yɔ́ɔmผ้าpâaให้hâiเป็นbpenสีดำsǐi-damตามdtaamวิธีwí-tiiดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəm
Local dyers use the fruit of makia, also called makluea, instead of synthetic dyes to dye cloth black using the traditional method.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpช่างทอผ้าchâang-tɔɔ-pâaรุ่นเก่าrûn-gàoมะเกียmá-giiaมิได้mí-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangต้นไม้dtôn-máaiในnaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngสีย้อมsǐi-yɔ́ɔmดำdamที่tîiเชื่อมโยงงานchʉ̂ʉam-yoong-ngaanหัตถกรรมhàt-tà-gamกับgàpภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maa
For older generations of weavers, makia is not merely a local tree but also a source of black dye that connects handicrafts with knowledge passed down through generations.
แม้mɛ́ɛสีย้อมsǐi-yɔ́ɔmสังเคราะห์sǎng-krɔ́จะjàช่วยchûuaiลดlótขั้นตอนการทำงานkân-dtɔɔn-gaan-tam-ngaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛช่างchâangบางคนbaang-konยังyangเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiผลpǒnมะเกียmá-giiaเพราะprɔ́เห็นว่าhěn-wâaการย้อมgaan-yɔ́ɔmดำdamด้วยdûuaiมะเกลือmá-glʉʉaเป็นbpenภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaที่tîiควรkuuanสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt
Although synthetic dyes simplify the process, some artisans still choose makia fruit because they believe that the traditional knowledge of dyeing cloth black with ebony fruit should be passed on.
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 | — | — |