มาลี
maa-liiMeanings
1Proper nounA1
Malee (female given name)
A common Thai female first name.
Examples
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Malee is my friend.
Yesterday, Khun Malee did not come to work.
Tomorrow, Malee will go to the beach with her family.
2Proper nounB1
Malee (brand name)
A well-known Thai brand, famous for its fruit juices and canned fruit products.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náam[to] drink waterส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangishยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔbrand; make; labelมาลีmaa-liiมาลีmaa-lii1Malee (female given name)2Malee (brand name)3flower; blossom (poetic)
I like to drink Malee brand orange juice.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉน้ำผลไม้náam-pǒn-lá-máaiกล่องglɔ̀ngยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔมาลีmaa-liiมาmaaแช่chɛ̂ɛตู้เย็นdtûu-yenไว้wái
Mom bought Malee brand juice boxes and put them in the fridge.
If you want to drink delicious lychee juice, you should try the Malee brand.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtมาลีmaa-liiเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiผู้นำตลาดpûu-nam-dtà-làatน้ำผลไม้náam-pǒn-lá-máaiในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiมาmaaอย่างยาวนานyàang-yaao-naan
The Malee company has long been one of the market leaders for fruit juice in Thailand.
3NounC1
flower; blossom (poetic)
A poetic or literary word for a flower or blossom. Synonymous with 'บุปผาบุปผาbùp-pǎa1female given name2flower; blossom (literary/poetic)' and 'ผกาผกาpà-gaaflower (literary; poetic)'.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพรรณมาลีpan-maa-liiพรรณมาลีpan-maa-liiThai female given name (‘varieties of flowers’)หลากหลายlàak-lǎaiหลากหลายlàak-lǎai1various; diverse; of many kinds2variously; in many waysชนิดchá-nítชนิดchá-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเบ่งบานbèng-baanเบ่งบานbèng-baan1[to] bloom; blossom2[to] flourish; thrive (figurative)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmpleasant smell; fragrance
In the backyard, various kinds of blossoms are blooming, giving off a fragrant scent.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngดวงจันทร์duuang-janที่tîiส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛngกระทบgrà-tópเหล่าlàoมาลีmaa-liiในnaiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn
The poem describes the beauty of the moon shining upon the blossoms at night.
นางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiบรรจงban-jongร้อยมาลัยrɔ́ɔi-maa-laiจากjàakดวงduuangมาลีmaa-liiที่เก็บtîi-gèpสดใหม่sòt-màiจากjàakสวนขวัญsǔuan-kwǎn
The literary heroine carefully threaded a garland from blossoms freshly picked from her personal garden.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàร่วงโรยrûuang-rooiจากjàakขั้วkûuaแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmของkɔ̌ɔngมาลีmaa-liiยังคงyang-kongอบอวลòp-uuanอยู่yùuมิmíนานnaanจางjaang
Even after falling from the stem, the fragrance of the blossoms still lingered, not fading quickly.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maa
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
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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มาลีmaa-liiมาลีmaa-liiMalee (female given name)Malee (female given name)Word