มักได้
mák-dâaiMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
selfish; greedy
selfish; greedy; always wanting to gain an advantage, often unfairly.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìt[to] do business; run/operate a business; engage in commerceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมักได้mák-dâaiมักได้mák-dâaiselfish; greedyเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
I don't want to do business with him because he's too greedy.
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การกระทำgaan-grà-tamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความkwaamมักได้mák-dâaiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngส่วนรวมsùuan-ruuamเลยləəi
His actions show his selfishness; he never thinks about the collective good.
ในnaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnเช่นนี้chên-níiนิสัยní-sǎiมักได้mák-dâaiของkɔ̌ɔngบางคนbaang-konยิ่งyîngปรากฏชัดbpraa-gòt-chátขึ้นkʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกักgàkตุนสินค้าdtun-sǐn-káaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาเปรียบao-bprìiapผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
In a scarcity situation like this, the selfish nature of some people becomes more apparent as they try to hoard goods to take advantage of others.
วัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam-ong-gɔɔnที่tîiส่งเสริมsòng-sə̌əmแต่dtɛ̀ɛการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnโดยdooiไม่mâiคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngจริยธรรมjà-rí-yá-tamอาจàatบ่มเพาะbòm-pɔ́พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanให้hâiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiมักได้mák-dâaiและlɛ́เห็นแก่ตัวhěn-gɛ̀ɛ-dtuua
A corporate culture that only promotes competition without regard to ethics can cultivate employees to be greedy and selfish.
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 vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mák
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
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ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerokay; sure; agreedPart 2
มักได้mák-dâaiมักได้mák-dâaiselfish; greedyselfish; greedyWord