หนอนไช

nɔ̌ɔn-chai

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] be bored into by worms

for worms to burrow into or eat through something, such as fruit or wood, causing holes and damage.

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)นานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstหนอนnŏnหนอนnŏn1worm; maggot; larva2worm (computing, malware)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไชchaiไชchai1Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)2[to] bore; gnaw through3[to] penetrate; force one’s way in/throughเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior4Inner Court; female royal household (historical)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
If you leave fruit out for a long time, be careful that worms will burrow inside.
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ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipเก็บgèpมะม่วงmá-mûuangก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiแมลงวันทองmá-lɛɛng-wan-tɔɔngจะjàมาmaaเจาะjɔ̀แล้วlɛ́ɛoหนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai
The orchardist has to quickly harvest the mangoes before the oriental fruit fly comes to pierce them and the worms burrow inside.
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngหาวิธีhǎa-wí-tiiกำจัดgam-jàtแมลงศัตรูพืชmá-lɛɛng-sàt-dtruu-pʉ̂ʉtก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manจะjàฟักfákและlɛ́หนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chaiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทำลายtam-laaiผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìt
Farmers must find a way to eliminate pests before their larvae hatch and the worms burrow in to destroy the produce.
การgaanตรวจสอบคุณภาพdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp-kun-ná-pâapไม้máaiส่งออกsòng-ɔ̀ɔkมีmiiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnที่tîiเข้มงวดkêm-ngûuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiมีmiiไข่kàiแมลงmá-lɛɛngที่tîiอาจàatฟักตัวfák-dtuuaและlɛ́มีmiiหนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chaiทำลายtam-laaiเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiระหว่างrá-wàangขนส่งkǒn-sòng
The quality inspection for exported wood has strict procedures to prevent insect eggs that could hatch and have worms burrow into and destroy the wood during transport.
2AdjectiveB2

worm-eaten

describes something that is damaged by worms that have burrowed inside; full of wormholes.

Examples

ทุเรียนtú-riianทุเรียนtú-riian1durian (fruit)2durian treeลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ข้างในkâang-naiข้างในkâang-nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior4Inner Court; female royal household (historical)หนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chaiหนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chai1[to] be bored into by worms2worm-eatenหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoall gone; finished; sold outกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
This durian is all worm-eaten inside, you can't eat it.
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ไม้máiเก่าๆgào gàoที่têeเก็บไว้gèp wáiในnaiห้องใต้ดินhông dtâi dinส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiหนอนไชnŏn chaiจนjonผุpù
Most of the old wood stored in the basement is worm-eaten and rotten.
เขาkǎoทิ้งtíngมะม่วงmá-mûuangทั้งtángเข่งkèengเพราะprɔ́พบว่าpóp-wâaมันmanหนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chaiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapทุกtúkลูกlûuk
He threw away the whole basket of mangoes because he found that almost every single one was worm-eaten.
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉโบราณboo-raanเล่มlêmนั้นnánถูกtùukเก็บรักษาgèp-rák-sǎaไม่ดีmâi-diiทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiสภาพsà-pâapหนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chaiไปbpaiหลายlǎaiหน้าnâa
That ancient book was poorly preserved, resulting in a state where many pages are full of wormholes.

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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

nɔ̌ɔn

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

Word Breakdown

หนอนnɔ̌ɔnหนอนnɔ̌ɔn1worm; maggot; larva2worm (computing, malware)worm; maggot; larvaPart 1
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ไชchaiไชchai1Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)2[to] bore; gnaw through3[to] penetrate; force one’s way in/throughChai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)Part 2
หนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chaiหนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chai[to] be bored into by worms[to] be bored into by wormsWord