มัจฉา
mát-chǎaMeaning
1NounC1
fish (formal/literary)
a fish; used in formal, literary, or religious contexts; equivalent to ‘ปลาปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)’
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บ่อน้ำbɔ̀ɔ-náamบ่อน้ำbɔ̀ɔ-náam1pond; waterhole2water wellของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)มัจฉาmát-chǎaมัจฉาmát-chǎafish (formal/literary)แหวกว่ายwɛ̀ɛk-wâaiแหวกว่ายwɛ̀ɛk-wâai[to] swim about; [to] swim throughอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainมากมายmâak-maaiมากมายmâak-maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very much
In the temple pond, there are many schools of fish swimming around.
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สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoมัจฉาmát-chǎaใต้ท้องdtâai-tɔ́ɔngทะเลลึกtá-lee-lʉ́kได้dâaiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang-nâa-tʉ̂ng
This documentary stunningly portrays the lives of fish in the deep sea.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapฝูงfǔungมัจฉาmát-chǎaที่tîiแหวกว่ายwɛ̀ɛk-wâaiทวนกระแสtuuan-grà-sɛ̌ɛน้ำเชี่ยวnáam-chîiaoราวกับraao-gàpนักสู้nák-sûuผู้pûuไม่mâiยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ
The poet described the school of fish swimming against the strong current as if they were unyielding warriors.
ตามdtaamตำนานปรัมปราdtam-naan-bpà-ram-bpà-raaพญาpá-yaaนาคาnaa-kaaมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiปกปักรักษาbpòk-bpàk-rák-sǎaสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngในnaiสายน้ำsǎai-náamรวมทั้งruuam-tángเหล่าlàoมัจฉาmát-chǎaน้อยใหญ่nɔ́ɔi-yài
According to mythology, the great Nāga is responsible for protecting all beings in the river, including all fish, big and small.
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 -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mát
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 | — | — |