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mâoMeanings
1NounB2
maoberry; Antidesma tree
A tree or shrub of the genus Antidesma, or its small edible fruits, which commonly turn dark purple or black when ripe.
Examples
หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)เม่าmâoเม่าmâo1maoberry; Antidesma tree2naive investor (Thai stock slang)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สีม่วงเข้มsǐi-mûuang-kêmสีม่วงเข้มsǐi-mûuang-kêm1dark purple (color)2dark purpleเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)มากินmaa-ginมากินmaa-gin[to] come eat
There is a mao tree behind the house. When its fruit ripens to a deep purple, we pick it to eat.
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ลูกlûukเม่าmâoมีmiiรสเปรี้ยวอมหวานrót-bprîiao-om-wǎanแม่mɛ̂ɛเลยləəiเอามาao-maaคั้นkánน้ำnáamแล้วlɛ́ɛoเติมdtəəmน้ำผึ้งnáam-pʉ̂ngนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i
Mao berries taste sweet and tart, so Mom squeezed them for juice and added a little honey.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanจะjàเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเก็บgèpผลpǒnเม่าmâoที่tîiเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenสีม่วงเข้มsǐi-mûuang-kêmหรือrʉ̌ʉเกือบgʉ̀ʉapดำdamเพราะprɔ́เป็นช่วงbpen-chûuangที่tîiผลpǒnสุกsùkและlɛ́เหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpนำไปnam-bpaiแปรรูปbprɛɛ-rûup
Growers select mao berries that have turned deep purple or nearly black, because that is when they are ripe and suitable for processing.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàขายkăaiผลpŏnเม่าmâoสดsòtทั้งหมดtáng mòtกลุ่มชาวบ้านglùm chaao bâanนำnamผลpŏnส่วนหนึ่งsùuan nèungไปbpaiทำแยมtam yaemและláeน้ำผลไม้náam pŏn-lá-máiเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มpêrmมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaและláeเก็บไว้gèp wáiได้dâiนานขึ้นnaan kêun
Rather than selling all their mao berries fresh, the community group uses some to make jam and juice, adding value and extending their shelf life.
2NounC1
naive investor (Thai stock slang)
A slang term for an inexperienced retail investor who chases hype and is easily misled in the stock market.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพึ่งpʉ̂ngพึ่งpʉ̂ng[to] rely on; depend on; lean onเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)หุ้นhûnหุ้นhûn1classifier: shares/units of stock2share; stock (finance)3equity stake; ownership portion4[to] partner; co-invest; hold shares togetherเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedโดนหลอกdoon-lɔ̀ɔkโดนหลอกdoon-lɔ̀ɔk[to] be tricked; [to] be deceived; [to] get scammedให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛ1[to] follow the trend; go with the flow2in line with trends; because it's popularกลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]เม่าmâoเม่าmâo1maoberry; Antidesma tree2naive investor (Thai stock slang)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offดอยทันทีdɔɔi-tan-tiiดอยทันทีdɔɔi-tan-tiiDoi Thanti (place name)
He just started trading stocks, so he got tricked into chasing the trend and became a naive retail investor buying at the top.
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อย่าyàaกลายเป็นglaai bpenเม่าmâoเห็นhĕnข่าวดีkàao deeแล้วláeoรีบrêepไล่lâiราคาraa-kaaค่อยkôiๆ-ศึกษาsèuk-săaงบngòpก่อนgònตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiดีกว่าdee gwàa
Don’t become a hype-chasing newbie who rushes to buy on good news; better study the financials first.
ในกลุ่มnai glùmนักลงทุนnák long tunมีmeeคำเตือนkam dteuuanเสมอsà-mĕrว่าwâaเม่าบินmâo binเข้าkâoกองไฟgong faiหมายถึงmăai tĕungคนkonที่têeหลงเชื่อlŏng chêuuaกระแสgrà-săeแล้วláeoขาดทุนkàat tunซ้ำsámๆ-
Among investors, there’s a saying: “moths fly into the fire,” referring to people who believe the hype and lose money repeatedly.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเรียนรู้จากriian-rúu-jàakความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔมีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉปั่นbpànหุ้นhûnก็gɔ̂ยังyangเผลอplə̌əไล่lâiซื้อsʉ́ʉแบบbɛ̀ɛpเม่าmâoอยู่ดีyùu-dii
He says he learned from his mistakes, yet when there’s a pump-and-dump rumor, he still ends up chasing like a naive retail investor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |