เศษไม้
sèet-máaiMeaning
1NounB1
wood scraps; wood chips
small leftover pieces of wood, such as wood scraps, wood chips, offcuts, or splinters.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to 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)เศษไม้sèet-máaiเศษไม้sèet-máaiwood scraps; wood chipsไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderจุดไฟjùt-faiจุดไฟjùt-fai1[to] light; ignite; set on fire2[to] spark; provoke; inflame (emotion/event/conflict)
Dad collected the wood scraps to use for starting a fire.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakเลื่อยไม้lʉ̂ʉai-máaiเสร็จsètอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmกวาดgwàatเศษไม้sèet-máaiบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnให้hâiสะอาดsà-àatด้วยdûuaiนะná
After you finish sawing the wood, don't forget to sweep the wood chips on the floor clean.
เขาkăoใช้cháiเศษไม้sèt máiที่เหลือtêe lĕuuaจากjàakการทำgaan tamเฟอร์นิเจอร์fer-ni-jêrมาmaaสร้างsâangเป็นbpenของเล่นkŏng lênเล็กๆlék lék
He used the wood scraps left over from making furniture to build small toys.
ระวังrá-wangอย่าyàaเดินdəənเท้าtáaoเปล่าbplàaoในnaiโรงไม้roong-máaiนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàโดนdoonเศษไม้sèet-máaiตำdtamเท้าtáaoเอาaoได้dâai
Be careful not to walk barefoot in the sawmill; you might get a wood splinter in your foot.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เศษไม้ said เสด-ไม้?
sèet-máai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ษ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sèet
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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
เศษsèetเศษsèet1remainder (math)2numerator3scrap; fragment; leftover4a little over; and a bitremainder (math)Part 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
เศษไม้sèet-máaiเศษไม้sèet-máaiwood scraps; wood chipswood scraps; wood chipsWord