เนย

nəəi

Meaning

1NounA1

butter (dairy product)

A solid dairy product made by churning cream or milk, used for cooking, baking, and as a spread.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทาเนยtaa-nəəiทาเนยtaa-nəəi[to] butter; [to] spread/brush butter onบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
I spread butter on bread in the morning.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉเนยnəəiก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamคุกกี้kúk-gîi
Mom bought a new block of butter to make cookies.
เชฟchéepใช้cháiเนยnəəiในnaiการgaanผัดpàtให้hâiหอมhɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́มันman
The chef uses butter for frying to add aroma and richness.
สูตรsùutนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเนยnəəiละลายlá-laaiครึ่งkrʉ̂ngถ้วยtûuai
This recipe requires half a cup of melted butter.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

nəəi

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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