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man-máaiMeaning
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cassava (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for cassava, a tropical plant cultivated for its starchy roots, or for the roots themselves.
Examples
ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ทางใต้taang-dtâaiทางใต้taang-dtâai1the south; southern region2southward; to/at/in the south3southern; of the southเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎng1cassava; manioc2classifier noteว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมันไม้man-máaiมันไม้man-máaicassava (Southern Thai)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)
At my grandmother’s home in southern Thailand, we call cassava 'man mai' and often boil the roots to eat.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛต้มdtômมันไม้man-máaiจนjonสุกsùkแล้วlɛ́ɛoคลุกklúkมะพร้าวmá-práaoขูดkùutให้hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoกินgin
Mom boiled the cassava until it was cooked, then mixed it with grated coconut for us to eat.
แม้mɛ́ɛช่วงนี้chûuang-níiฝนfǒnจะjàตกdtòkน้อยnɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛลุงlungยังyangปลูกbplùukมันไม้man-máaiได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtที่tîiทนแล้งton-lɛ́ɛngได้dâaiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangดีdii
Although there has been little rain lately, my uncle can still grow cassava because it is fairly drought-tolerant.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำnamมันไม้man-máaiไปbpaiทำtamขนมkà-nǒmยายyaaiจะjàปอกbpɔ̀ɔkเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiสุกsùkดีdiiเสมอsà-mə̌əเพราะprɔ́หัวhǔuaมันmanชนิดchá-nítนี้níiไม่ควรmâi-kuuanกินginดิบdìp
Before using cassava to make desserts, Grandma always peels it and cooks it thoroughly because these roots should not be eaten raw.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
man
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)it (thing/animal)Part 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
มันไม้man-máaiมันไม้man-máaicassava (Southern Thai)cassava (Southern Thai)Word