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pǎo-mâiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] burn; undergo combustion
To burn or undergo combustion, typically producing heat and often light.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningกองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageเผาไหม้pǎo-mâiเผาไหม้pǎo-mâi1[to] burn; undergo combustion2[to] burn [sth]; consume by fireอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or school
This morning the pile of leaves was burning on its own after the rain stopped.
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A gas leak caused the fire to keep burning in the kitchen all night.
The small candle burned slowly until it went out on its own.
เชื้อเพลิงchʉ́ʉa-pləəngที่tîiติดไฟdtìt-faiง่ายngâaiเผาไหม้pǎo-mâiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngมีmiiไส้sâiหรือrʉ̌ʉไต้dtâiช่วยchûuai
The highly flammable fuel combusts without needing a wick or tinder.
2VerbB1
[to] burn [sth]; consume by fire
To cause [sth] to undergo combustion or to consume or destroy it by fire.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́kไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́klighter; cigarette lighterเผาไหม้pǎo-mâiเผาไหม้pǎo-mâi1[to] burn; undergo combustion2[to] burn [sth]; consume by fireกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ขี้เถ้าkîi-tâoขี้เถ้าkîi-tâoash; ashes
He used a lighter to burn the paper to ash.
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Villagers burned dry branches to dispose of garden waste.
อย่าyàaเผาไหม้pǎo-mâiพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkเพราะprɔ́ควันkwanเป็นอันตรายbpen-an-dtà-raaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
Do not burn plastic because the smoke is harmful to health.
โรงงานroong-ngaanใช้cháiเตาdtaoอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumสูงsǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเผาไหม้pǎo-mâiของเสียkɔ̌ɔng-sǐiaอันตรายan-dtà-raaiให้hâiย่อยสลายyɔ̂ɔi-sà-lǎai
The factory uses a high-temperature furnace to burn hazardous waste for decomposition.
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǎo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ไหม้mâiไหม้mâi1[to] burn; catch fire2[to] scorch; char; be burnt3burnt; scorched; charred[to] burn; catch firePart 2
เผาไหม้pǎo-mâiเผาไหม้pǎo-mâi[to] burn; undergo combustion[to] burn; undergo combustionWord