มะแม
má-mɛɛMeaning
1NounB1
Year of the Goat/Sheep
A year, age, or birth sign corresponding to the Goat/Sheep in the Chinese/Thai zodiac cycle.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyปีมะแมbpii-má-mɛɛปีมะแมbpii-má-mɛɛYear of the Goat (Thai zodiac)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearใจดีjai-diiใจดีjai-diikind; good-natured
My father was born in the Year of the Goat; he likes to say people of this year are kind.
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ตามdtaamปฏิทินbpà-dtì-tinจีนjiinปีหน้าbpii-nâaเป็นbpenปีมะแมbpii-má-mɛɛหลายคนlǎai-konเตรียมdtriiamทำบุญtam-bunรับrápปีใหม่bpii-mài
According to the Chinese calendar, next year is the Year of the Goat, and many people are preparing to make merit for the New Year.
เธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเกิดgə̀ətปีมะแมbpii-má-mɛɛจึงjʉngชอบchɔ̂ɔpงานศิลป์ngaan-sǐnและlɛ́รักrákความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòp
She says she was born in the Year of the Goat, so she likes art and values peace.
ในnaiโหราศาสตร์hǒo-raa-sàatไทยtaiมะแมmá-mɛɛเป็นbpenนักษัตรnák-sàtหนึ่งในnʉ̀ng-naiรอบrɔ̂ɔp12ปีbpiiซึ่งsʉ̂ngถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiทำนายดวงชะตาtam-naai-duuang-chá-dtaaและlɛ́จับคู่jàp-kûuวันเดือนปีเกิดwan-dʉʉan-bpii-gə̀ət
In Thai astrology, Mă-mæ is one of the 12-year zodiac signs used to predict fortunes and match birth dates.
In the Thai zodiac, the Goat (Mamea) is the eighth animal.
ปฏิทินbpà-dtì-tinจีนjiinระบุrá-bùปีมะแมbpii-má-mɛɛด้วยdûuaiสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lák未ซึ่งsʉ̂ngไทยtaiก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiตามdtaamแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán
The Chinese calendar marks the Year of the Goat with the symbol '未', which Thailand also follows.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อโบราณkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-boo-raanคนkonที่tîiเกิดgə̀ətรอบrɔ̂ɔpปีมะแมbpii-má-mɛɛมักmákถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonและlɛ́รักrákสงบsà-ngòp
According to ancient beliefs, those born in the Goat year are often seen as gentle and peace-loving.
วัฒนธรรมไทยwát-tá-ná-tam-taiรับrápอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponจากjàakจีนjiinจึงjʉngใช้cháiชื่อchʉ̂ʉมะแมmá-mɛɛคู่กับkûu-gàpหลักlàkกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaกิ่งดินgìng-dinในnaiการนับgaan-nápรอบrɔ̂ɔpปีbpii
Thai culture, influenced by China, uses Mamea together with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to count the cycle of years.
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 | — | — |