สาวใย
sǎao-yaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] draw out fibers; reel filaments
To draw out fibers or filaments into strands, including silk filaments from cocoons.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)รังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)ไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สาวใยsǎao-yaiสาวใยsǎao-yai[to] draw out fibers; reel filamentsออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâa[to] weave cloth
Villagers boil cocoons and draw out long silk filaments before weaving cloth.
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ยายสอนyaai-sɔ̌ɔnฉันchǎnสาวใยsǎao-yaiจากjàakรังrangไหมmǎiอย่างyàangใจเย็นjai-yenเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเส้นไหมsên-mǎiไม่mâiขาดkàat
Grandma taught me to draw and wind silk from cocoons patiently so the filaments don't break.
เมื่อmêuuaอุณหภูมิun-hà-poomน้ำnáamพอดีpo deeเราraoจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiสาวใยsăao yaiจากjàakรังrangไหมmăiหลายๆlăai lăaiใบbaiมารวมกันmaa ruam ganให้ได้hâi dâiความหนาkwaam năaที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaan
When the water temperature is just right, we slowly draw silk from several cocoons and combine them to reach the desired thickness.
ช่างทอchâang-tɔɔมือmʉʉอาศัยaa-sǎiประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanในnaiการgaanสาวใยsǎao-yaiให้hâiต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangและlɛ́สม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเส้นไหมsên-mǎiเงางามngao-ngaamตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángหลอดlɔ̀ɔt
Hand weavers rely on experience to draw silk continuously and evenly so the filaments stay lustrous throughout the spool.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎao
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
สาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]young woman; girlPart 1
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ใยyaiใยyai1spider silk; cobweb2fiber; filament; thread3fiber (dietary)4why (archaic/literary)spider silk; cobwebPart 2
สาวใยsǎao-yaiสาวใยsǎao-yai[to] draw out fibers; reel filaments[to] draw out fibers; reel filamentsWord