ห้วยสาย
hûuai-sǎaiMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Huai Sai (Thai place name)
A Thai proper name for places such as subdistricts, villages, or streams; commonly romanized as Huai Sai.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toหมู่บ้านห้วยสายmùu-bâan-hûuai-sǎaiหมู่บ้านห้วยสายmùu-bâan-hûuai-sǎaiHuai Sai Village
My grandmother's house is in Huai Sai village.
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เขาkǎoเกิดgə̀ətและlɛ́โตdtooที่tîiตำบลห้วยสายdtam-bon-hûuai-sǎaiจังหวัดเชียงรายjang-wàt-chiiang-raaiเลยləəiพูดpûutภาษาเหนือpaa-sǎa-nʉ̌ʉaได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔng
He was born and raised in Huai Sai subdistrict, Chiang Rai province, so he can speak the northern dialect fluently.
โครงการkroong-gaanสร้างsâangฝายชะลอน้ำfǎai-chá-lɔɔ-náamที่tîiลำlamห้วยสายhûuai-sǎaiจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมีmiiน้ำnáamใช้cháiในnaiหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛng
The project to build a check dam on the Huai Sai stream will help villagers have water to use during the dry season.
จากjàakการสำรวจgaan-sǎm-rùuatทางโบราณtaang-boo-raanคดีká-diiพบpópหลักฐานlàk-tǎanการตั้งถิ่นฐานgaan-dtâng-tìn-tǎanของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nútยุคก่อนประวัติศาสตร์yúk-gɔ̀ɔn-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiลุ่มน้ำห้วยสายlûm-náam-hûuai-sǎai
From an archaeological survey, evidence of prehistoric human settlement was found in the Huai Sai basin area.
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
hûuai
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
ห้วยhûuaiห้วยhûuai1stream; creek2ravine; gully (water-cut channel)3classifier: สายstream; creekPart 1
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สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamslate (in the day); running latePart 2
ห้วยสายhûuai-sǎaiห้วยสายhûuai-sǎaiHuai Sai (Thai place name)Huai Sai (Thai place name)Word