หักไม้
hàk-máaiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] break wood; snap a stick
To break a piece of wood, a stick, or similar material into parts by bending or applying force.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; lessไม้เล็กmáai lékไม้เล็กmáai léksmall stick; small piece of woodๆ-ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooมือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)
He breaks small pieces of wood with his hands.
3 more examplesShow less
Yesterday I broke dry sticks to make a fire.
I will break the wood shorter to put it in the box.
เขาkăoใช้cháiเข่าkàoช่วยchûuaiงอแล้วngo láewหักไม้hàk máaiเป็นbpenท่อนtônๆ-เพื่อpêuuaทำtamค่ายkâaiไม้mái
He used his knee to bend and break the wood into pieces to make a wooden shelter.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hàk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; less[to] break; snapPart 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
หักไม้hàk-máaiหักไม้hàk-máai[to] break wood; snap a stick[to] break wood; snap a stickWord