เหมา(măo)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] hire on a lump-sum basis

to contract someone to do a job for a fixed total price (as opposed to per unit or per time)

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เหมาmăoเหมาmăo1[to] hire on a lump-sum basis2[to] buy up entirely3flat-rate; lump-sumให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitช่างทาสีchâang taa sĕeช่างทาสีchâang taa sĕepainter (tradesperson)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ราคาเดียวraa-kaa diiaoราคาเดียวraa-kaa diiaoone price; fixed price
We will hire the painter on a fixed-price contract to paint the whole house.
2VerbB1

[to] buy up entirely

to purchase all available items; to take the whole lot

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหมาซื้อmăo séuเหมาซื้อmăo séu[to] buy up; [to] buy out; [to] buy in bulkลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîiลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîi1lottery ticket2the lottery (esp. Thai state lottery)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asแผงpǎengแผงpǎeng1stall; booth2panel; board3blister pack4display rack; panel display
He bought the entire lottery ticket display.
3AdjectiveB2

flat-rate; lump-sum

done or charged as a single fixed amount rather than per unit or per time

Examples

ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2polite/friendly address particle3honorific title (archaic)4value; numerical value5worth; value (abstract)สวนน้ำsŭuan náamสวนน้ำsŭuan náamwater park; aquatic theme parkวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planราคาเหมาraa-kaa măoราคาเหมาraa-kaa măopackage price; flat rate; lump-sum priceเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)โซนsohnโซนsohn1zone; area; section2[to] zone; divide into zonesทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
The water park today charges a flat rate; you can access all zones all day.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เหhăyเหhăy1[to] deviate; [to] turn away2slanting; askew3[!] huh?; eh?Part 1
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerPart 2
เหมาmăoเหมาmăo[to] hire on a lump-sum basis