หมัด
màtMeanings
1NounB1
flea
a very small jumping insect that lives on animals and sometimes humans and drinks their blood
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหมัดmàtหมัดmàt1flea2fist; punch
My dog is itchy because it has fleas.
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สัตวแพทย์sàt-dtà-wá-pɛ̂ɛtบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaหมัดmàtสามารถsǎa-mâatกระโดดgrà-dòotได้dâaiไกลglaiมากmâakและlɛ́ดูดdùutเลือดlʉ̂ʉatสัตว์เลี้ยงsàt-líiang
The veterinarian said that fleas can jump very far and suck pets' blood.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiอาบน้ำàap-náamให้hâiแมวmɛɛoอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əหมัดmàtจะjàเพิ่มจำนวนpə̂əm-jam-nuuanและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiแมวmɛɛoทรมานtɔɔ-rá-maan
If you don't bathe your cat regularly, fleas will multiply and make the cat suffer.
2NounB1
fist; punch
a hand with the fingers closed tightly into the palm; also, a blow delivered with such a hand
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชกchókชกchók[to] punch; [to] boxหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหมัดmàtหมัดmàt1flea2fist; punchก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He fell after just one punch.
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นักมวยnák-muuaiซ้ายsáaiจัดjàtปล่อยbplɔ̀iหมัดตรงmàt-dtrongเร็วreoมากmâakจนjonคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuกันganไม่ทันmâi-tan
The southpaw boxer threw a straight punch so fast that his opponent couldn't block it in time.
Don't get emotional; control your punches and keep your guard up.
เขาkǎoหลอกlɔ̀ɔkด้วยdûuaiหมัดหลอกmàt-lɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iสับหมัดฮุกsàp-màt-húkเข้าkâoคางkaangอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
He feinted first, then followed with a precise hook to the chin.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
màt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |