เผ่าไหน
pào-nǎiMeaning
1NounA2
which tribe?
which tribe?; what tribe?
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toเผ่าไหนpào-nǎiเผ่าไหนpào-nǎiwhich tribe?ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Which tribe are you from?
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ในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmนั้นnánเขาkǎoบอกbɔ̀ɔkไหมmǎiว่าwâaตัวละครหลักdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-làkอยู่yùuเผ่าไหนpào-nǎi
In that book, does it say which tribe the main character belongs to?
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeกำลังgam-langศึกษาsèuk-săaว่าwâaเครื่องปั้นดินเผาkrêuuang bpân din păoนี้néeมาจากmaa jàakเผ่าไหนpào năi
Archaeologists are studying which tribe this pottery came from.
ลายผ้าlaai-pâaทอtɔɔนี้níiสวยมากsǔuai-mâakไม่ทราบmâi-sâapว่าwâaเป็นbpenฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonเผ่าไหนpào-nǎiในnaiภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaครับkráp
This woven pattern is very beautiful. I wonder, which tribe in the northern region made this?
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pào
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เผ่าpàoเผ่าpào1tribe; ethnic group2lineage; clan3kind; species; type (literary/archaic)tribe; ethnic groupPart 1
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ไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)which (asking to choose)Part 2
เผ่าไหนpào-nǎiเผ่าไหนpào-nǎiwhich tribe?which tribe?Word