อ่าว
àaoMeaning
1NounA2
bay
A coastal body of water that curves inward from the sea, forming a broad, sheltered inlet.
Examples
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toอ่าวàaoอ่าวàaobayที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)สงบsà-ngòpสงบsà-ngòp1calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet2to become calm; subside; quiet down3[to] quell; pacify; suppress; bring to an end
The village is near a bay with calm water.
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Yesterday we went swimming at a wide bay behind the mountains.
สัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâaเขาkǎoจะjàพายเรือpaai-rʉʉaคาkaaยักyákสำรวจsǎm-rùuatอ่าวàaoที่tîiเว้าwáoเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din
Next week he will kayak to explore the bay that curves into the land.
อ่าวàaoแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiบังลมbang-lomจากjàakทะเลเปิดtá-lee-bpə̀ətทำให้tam-hâiชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongนำnamเรือrʉʉaเข้ามาkâo-maaหลบlòpคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
This bay blocks the wind from the open sea, allowing fishermen to bring their boats in to shelter from the waves safely.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àao
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |