ห้าฝัก
hâa-fàkMeaning
1NounA1
five pods
A quantity of five pods; the phrase combining the number ห้าห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai) (five) with the classifier/measure word ฝักฝักfàk1pod (of a plant)2classifier: pods; ears of corn; sheaths3spindle/bobbin4sheath; scabbard.
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offถั่วฝักยาวtùua-fàk-yaaoถั่วฝักยาวtùua-fàk-yaaoyardlong bean; long beanห้าฝักhâa-fàkห้าฝักhâa-fàkfive podsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Auntie bought five pods of yardlong beans from the market.
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Please pick five tamarind pods and put them in the basket.
Today our garden harvested only five pods of leadtree.
Mom told me to take five peanut pods to roast for making a snack.
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
hâa
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
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ฝักfàkฝักfàk1pod (of a plant)2classifier: pods; ears of corn; sheaths3spindle/bobbin4sheath; scabbardpod (of a plant)Part 2
ห้าฝักhâa-fàkห้าฝักhâa-fàkfive podsfive podsWord