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wâan-fai

Meaning

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cassumunar ginger; plai

cassumunar ginger (Zingiber montanum), known in Thai as plai; a medicinal herb in the ginger family used in Thai traditional medicine for warming balms and relief of pain and inflammation.

Examples

ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลูกประคบlûuk-bprà-kópลูกประคบlûuk-bprà-kópherbal compressสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoว่านไฟwâan-faiว่านไฟwâan-faicassumunar ginger; plaiเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ส่วนผสมหลักsùuan-pà-sǒm-làkส่วนผสมหลักsùuan-pà-sǒm-làkmain ingredientเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoin order to relieve; to alleviateอาการปวดเมื่อยaa-gaan-bpùuat-mʉ̂ʉaiอาการปวดเมื่อยaa-gaan-bpùuat-mʉ̂ʉaiaches and pains; muscle soreness
My grandmother likes to use herbal compresses with cassumunar ginger as the main ingredient to relieve aches and pains.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

wâan

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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ว่านไฟwâan-faiว่านไฟwâan-faicassumunar ginger; plaicassumunar ginger; plaiWord