เลื่อย
lʉ̂ʉaiMeanings
1NounA2
saw (tool)
a tool or machine with a toothed blade used for cutting wood, metal, or other materials
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเลื่อยlʉ̂ʉaiเลื่อยlʉ̂ʉai1saw (tool)2[to] saw; [to] cut with a sawหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ตัดไม้dtàt-máaiตัดไม้dtàt-máai[to] cut wood; [to] fell trees; [to] log
The carpenter has one saw for cutting wood.
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Yesterday I bought a handsaw to cut small pieces of wood.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiโรงเรียนroong-riianจะjàสอนsɔ̌ɔnใช้cháiเลื่อยไฟฟ้าlʉ̂ʉai-fai-fáaอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Tomorrow the school will teach how to use an electric saw safely.
ในnaiเวิร์กช็อปwə́ək-chɔ̀pมีmiiทั้งtángเลื่อยlʉ̂ʉaiวงwongเดือนdʉʉanและlɛ́เลื่อยlʉ̂ʉaiสายพานsǎai-paanสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานไม้ngaan-máaiและlɛ́โลหะloo-hà
The workshop has both a circular saw and a bandsaw for woodworking and metalworking.
2VerbA2
[to] saw; [to] cut with a saw
to cut something using a saw
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเลื่อยไม้lʉ̂ʉai-máaiเลื่อยไม้lʉ̂ʉai-máaiwood sawทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeชั้นวางของchán-waang-kɔ̌ɔngชั้นวางของchán-waang-kɔ̌ɔng1shelf (single board)2shelving unit; rack
Dad saws the wood to make a shelf.
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Yesterday I sawed off the broken branch from the tree.
Tomorrow the carpenter will saw the door shorter.
เขาkǎoเลื่อยlʉ̂ʉaiแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoที่tîiขีดkìitไว้wáiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpขนาดkà-nàatตู้dtûuพอดีpɔɔ-dii
He saws the board along the marked line to fit the cabinet size exactly.
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
lʉ̂ʉai
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 | — | — |