หน้าลาย
nâa-laaiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
striped/marked-faced
having lines, stripes, or noticeable marks on the face (natural pattern, makeup, scars, or blemishes)
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เพ้นท์péenเพ้นท์péen1[to] paint (decorate; apply paint)2decorative painting; paintworkหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show marksเสือsʉ̌ʉaเสือsʉ̌ʉa1tiger2formidable person (figurative)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardหน้าลายnâa-laaiหน้าลายnâa-laaistriped/marked-facedอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Yesterday I painted my face like a tiger; my face is still striped now.
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เขาkăoโดนdohnแดดdàetเผาpăoจนjonหน้าลายnâa laaiเป็นbpenเส้นsênๆ-จากjàakรอยroiหน้ากากnâa gàakที่ใส่têe sài
He got sunburned so his face has lines from the mask he wore.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánลื่นล้มlêun lómเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònทำให้tam hâiตอนนี้dton néeหน้าลายnâa laaiเป็นbpenรอยแผลเป็นroi plăe bpenเล็กlékๆ-
That child slipped and fell before, so now the face is marked with small scars.
ช่างแต่งหน้าchâang-dtɛ̀ng-nâaลงlongรองพื้นrɔɔng-pʉ́ʉnไล่lâiเฉดสีchèet-sǐiจนjonดูduuหน้าลายnâa-laaiเป็นbpenลวดลายlûuat-laaiศิลป์sǐnแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเข้าkâoกล้องglɔ̂ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลับglàpเด่นdènเกินไปgəən-bpai
The makeup artist blended shades of foundation so the face had artistic patterns, but it stood out too much on camera.
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 classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
nâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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
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ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show markspattern; designPart 2
หน้าลายnâa-laaiหน้าลายnâa-laaistriped/marked-facedstriped/marked-facedWord