ว่าวไฟ
wâao-faiMeaning
1NounB2
sky lantern; paper hot-air balloon
A lightweight paper lantern or balloon that floats into the sky when a small flame beneath its opening heats the air inside.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จุดไฟjùt-faiจุดไฟjùt-fai1[to] light; ignite; set on fire2[to] spark; provoke; inflame (emotion/event/conflict)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฐานtǎanฐานtǎan1base; foundation2base (operations)3basis; grounds4[on the] charge of; for the offence of (ฐาน + alleged offence)5base (mathematics)6rank; social standingว่าวไฟwâao-faiว่าวไฟwâao-faisky lantern; paper hot-air balloonแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerปล่อยมือbplɔ̀i-mʉʉปล่อยมือbplɔ̀i-mʉʉ1[to] let go; release one's grip2[to] relinquish control; withdraw; let go (figurative)
We lit the sky lantern at its base, then waited for it to start rising before letting go.
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ในnaiคืนkeunวันลอยกระทงwan loi grà-tongเด็กdèkๆ-เงยหน้าngoei nâaมองmongว่าวไฟwâao faiที่têeค่อยkôiๆ-ลอยloiสูงขึ้นsŏong kêunไปbpaiบนbonท้องฟ้าtóng fáa
On the night of Loy Krathong, the children looked up at the sky lanterns slowly rising into the sky.
ว่าวไฟwâao-faiทำจากtam-jàakกระดาษgrà-dàatบางbaangที่tîiมีmiiน้ำหนักเบาnám-nàk-baoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiด้านล่างdâan-lâangทำให้tam-hâiอากาศaa-gàatภายในpaai-naiร้อนขึ้นrɔ́ɔn-kʉ̂nมันmanจึงjʉngลอยlɔɔiขึ้นkʉ̂nได้dâai
A sky lantern is made of thin, lightweight paper and rises when the flame beneath it heats the air inside.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanงดngótปล่อยbplɔ̀iว่าวไฟwâao-faiเพราะprɔ́หากhàakว่าวไฟwâao-faiตกลงdtòk-longบนbonหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanขณะที่kà-nà-tîiไฟfaiยังyangติดอยู่dtìt-yùuก็gɔ̂อาจàatทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətไฟไหม้fai-mâiได้dâai
The event organizers decided not to release sky lanterns because they could start a fire if they landed on a house roof before the flame went out.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wâao
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 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
ว่าวwâaoว่าวwâao1kite (toy)2classifier: ตัว3kite (fishing trap)4[to] ejaculate; [to] come (male) (slang)5[to] miss out; fail (slang)kite (toy)Part 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
ว่าวไฟwâao-faiว่าวไฟwâao-faisky lantern; paper hot-air balloonsky lantern; paper hot-air balloonWord