หม้อไฟ
mɔ̂ɔ-faiMeanings
1NounA2
hot pot (dish)
a type of soup or broth dish where ingredients are cooked at the table in a simmering pot.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[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); pocketหม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-faiหม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-fai1hot pot (dish)2hot pot (pot)
I like to eat hot pot.
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Do you want to go eat hot pot this evening?
This restaurant has several types of hot pot broth to choose from.
เวลาway-laaอากาศaa-gàatหนาวๆnăao năaoการได้กินgaan dâi ginหม้อไฟmôr faiร้อนๆrón rónกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเป็นอะไรbpen à-raiที่têeมีความสุขมากmee kwaam sùk mâak
When the weather is cold, eating a hot hot-pot dish with friends is something that brings a lot of happiness.
2NounB1
hot pot (pot)
a pot, often with a central chimney or designed for a portable stove, used for cooking hot pot dishes.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] develop (film/photos)3[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)4[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)หม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-faiหม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-fai1hot pot (dish)2hot pot (pot)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Mom is washing the new hot pot she just bought.
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ช่วยchûuaiหยิบyìpหม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-faiที่tîiอยู่ในyùu-naiตู้dtûuให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iเราraoจะjàทำtamสุกี้sù-gîiกินกันgin-gan
Could you please grab the hot pot from the cabinet? We're going to make sukiyaki.
หม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-faiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiกับgàpเตาถ่านdtao-tàanถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàร้อนดีrɔ́ɔn-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangควันkwanด้วยdûuai
This type of hot pot needs to be used with a charcoal stove to get really hot, but you have to be careful about the smoke.
หม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-faiสมัยเก่าsà-mǎi-gàoที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakทองเหลืองtɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉangและlɛ́มีmiiปล่องbplɔ̀ɔngตรงกลางdtrong-glaangถูกtùukออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiกระจายgrà-jaaiความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnจากjàakถ่านtàanให้hâiทั่วถึงtûua-tʉ̌ng
Old-fashioned hot pots made of brass with a chimney in the middle were designed to help distribute the heat from the charcoal evenly.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
mɔ̂ɔ
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
หม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)pot; cooking potPart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
หม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-faiหม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-faihot pot (dish)hot pot (dish)Word