หม้าย
mâaiMeanings
1NounB1
widow; widower; divorced person
A person who has lost a spouse through death or whose marriage has ended through divorce or separation, and who has not remarried.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หม้ายmâaiหม้ายmâai1widow; widower; divorced person2widowed; divorced; separated
My grandmother is a widow.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสามีsǎa-miiเสียชีวิตsǐia-chii-wítเธอtəəก็gɔ̂กลายเป็นglaai-bpenหม้ายmâaiที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngเลี้ยงดูlíiang-duuลูกlûukสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonตามลำพังdtaam-lam-pang
Since her husband passed away, she became a widow who has to raise two children by herself.
ตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoหม้ายmâaiมีสิทธิ์mii-sìtในnaiทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnของkɔ̌ɔngคู่สมรสkûu-sǒm-rótที่tîiเสียชีวิตsǐia-chii-wítไปตามbpai-dtaamที่tîiกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiมรดกmɔɔ-rá-dòkกำหนดไว้gam-nòt-wái
According to the law, a widow/widower has rights to the property of their deceased spouse as stipulated by inheritance law.
2AdjectiveB1
widowed; divorced; separated
No longer having a spouse because of death, divorce, or separation, and not remarried; used of either men or women.
Examples
ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พ่อหม้ายpɔ̂ɔ-mâaiพ่อหม้ายpɔ̂ɔ-mâai1widower2divorced or separated man
That man is a widower.
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ในnaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiนางเอกnaang-èekเป็นbpenหญิงหม้ายyǐng-mâaiลูกติดlûuk-dtìtที่tîiสู้ชีวิตsûu-chii-wít
In this movie, the heroine is a widow with a child who fights through life's struggles.
เขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenพ่อหม้ายpɔ̂ɔ-mâaiตั้งแต่อายุยังน้อยdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-aa-yú-yang-nɔ́ɔiหลังจากlǎng-jàakภรรยาpan-rá-yaaเสียชีวิตsǐia-chii-wítด้วยdûuaiอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèet
He became a widower at a young age after his wife died in an accident.
สังคมsǎng-komควรkuuanให้hâiการสนับสนุนgaan-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnและlɛ́เข้าใจkâo-jaiสถานภาพsà-tǎa-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงหม้ายyǐng-mâaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพวกเธอpûuak-təəสามารถsǎa-mâatดำเนินชีวิตdam-nəən-chii-wítต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiได้dâaiอย่างyàangเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ng
Society should provide support and understanding for the status of widows, so they can continue to live their lives with strength.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
mâai
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 | — | — |