มะเมีย
má-miiaMeaning
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Horse (zodiac); Year of the Horse
The Horse, the seventh sign in the twelve-year zodiac cycle; the Year of the Horse.
Examples
ปู่bpùuปู่bpùu1paternal grandfather2grandfather (respect term)3ancestor spirit (folk belief)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsมะเมียmá-miiaมะเมียmá-miiaHorse (zodiac); Year of the Horseมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanbrave; courageousและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearอิสระìt-sà-ràอิสระìt-sà-rà1free; independent2freely; independently3independent; freelance4freedom; independence
Grandpa says people born in the Year of the Horse tend to be brave and value freedom.
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ในnaiปฏิทินbpà-dtì-tinจีนjiinปีbpiiมะเมียmá-miiaเวียนwiianกลับมาglàp-maaทุกtúkสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngปีbpii
In the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Horse returns every twelve years.
นักโหราศาสตร์nák-hǒo-raa-sàatจีนjiinใช้cháiมะเมียmá-miiaคู่กับkûu-gàpธาตุtâatทั้งห้าtáng-hâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำนายดวงชะตาtam-naai-duuang-chá-dtaa
Chinese astrologers pair 'Horse' with the five elements to predict fortunes.
คำว่าkam-wâaมะเมียmá-miiaยังyangหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaมะmáหรือrʉ̌ʉ午ในnaiระบบrá-bòpสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
The term 'mamiá' also denotes the earthly branch 'Wu' (午) in the twelve-branch system.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)come on; please (urge/invite)Part 1
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มะเมียmá-miiaมะเมียmá-miiaHorse (zodiac); Year of the HorseHorse (zodiac); Year of the HorseWord