เมารถ
mao-rótMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] get carsick; suffer motion sickness (in a car)
To feel nauseous or ill due to motion while riding in a car.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เมารถง่ายmao rót ngâaiเมารถง่ายmao rót ngâaiprone to carsicknessถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerๆ-
I get carsick easily if I sit in the back for a long time.
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Yesterday I got carsick, so I had to get out to get some air.
If I eat too much, I tend to get carsick on winding roads.
เวลาway-laaเมารถmao rótฉันchănจะjàมองออกmong òkไปไกลbpai glaiๆ-และláeจิบjìpน้ำขิงnám kĭngเพื่อบรรเทาpêuua ban-taoอาการaa-gaan
When I get carsick, I look into the distance and sip ginger tea to ease the symptoms.
2NounA2
carsickness; motion sickness (from a car)
The feeling of nausea or illness caused by riding in a car.
Examples
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Yesterday I rode in a car for a long time and got carsick.
If there's a strong perfume smell, my carsickness gets worse.
เวลาwee-laaอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉบนbonรถrótฉันchǎnมักเมารถmák-mao-rótจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหลับตาlàp-dtaaพักpák
When I read in the car, I usually get carsick and have to close my eyes to rest.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mao
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 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
เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous fooddrunk; intoxicatedPart 1
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เมารถmao-rótเมารถmao-rót[to] get carsick; suffer motion sickness (in a car)[to] get carsick; suffer motion sickness (in a car)Word