มากโพด
mâak-pôotMeaning
1AdverbB1
very much; too much; excessively
Very much or too much; excessively. Used in Isan-influenced Thai, combining มากมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous with the Isan intensifier โพดโพดpôot1corn; maize (dialect)2very; extremely; too (intensifier) to mark a very high or excessive degree. Informal.
Examples
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This plate of som tum is excessively spicy, I can't eat it at all.
This movie is so excessively long that I almost fell asleep.
เขาkǎoทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมากโพดmâak-pôotจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาwee-laaให้hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเลยləəi
He works so excessively that he has absolutely no time for his family.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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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มากโพดmâak-pôotมากโพดmâak-pôotvery much; too much; excessivelyvery much; too much; excessivelyWord