เหมา
mǎoMeanings
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)3will; would (in conditional results)เหมาmǎoเหมาmǎo1[to] hire on a lump-sum basis2[to] buy up entirely3flat-rate; lump-sumให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ช่างทาสีchâng-taa-sǐiช่างทาสีchâng-taa-sǐipainter (tradesperson)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ราคาเดียวraa-kaa-diiaoราคาเดียวraa-kaa-diiaoone price; uniform price
We will hire the painter on a fixed-price contract to paint the whole house.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเหมาmǎoให้hâiทีมtiimภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkดูแลduu-lɛɛเว็บไซต์wép-sáiทั้งปีtáng-bpiiแทนtɛɛnการจ่ายgaan-jàaiรายชั่วโมงraai-chûua-moong
The company decided to contract an external team for the whole year to maintain the website instead of paying hourly.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiเราraoเหมาmǎoให้hâiผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoหลักlàkดำเนินงานdam-nəən-ngaanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumต้นทุนdtôn-tunและlɛ́เวลาwee-laa
For this project, we contracted the main contractor to handle everything to control cost and time.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเหมาmǎoโปรดักชันbproo-dàk-chanทั้งtángชุดchútตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛถ่ายทำtàai-tamตัดต่อdtàt-dtɔ̀ɔจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpกราฟิกgraa-fìkเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiราคาraa-kaaตายตัวdtaai-dtuua
The event organizer chose to contract the entire production—filming, editing, and graphic design—for a fixed total price.
2VerbB1
[to] buy up entirely
to purchase all available items; to take the whole lot
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหมาซื้อmǎo-sʉ́ʉเหมาซื้อmǎo-sʉ́ʉ[to] buy the whole lot; buy upลอตเตอรี่lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîiลอตเตอรี่lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîi1lottery ticket2the lottery (esp. Thai state lottery)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyแผงpɛ̌ɛngแผงpɛ̌ɛng1stall; booth2panel; board3display rack; panel display4blister pack
He bought the entire lottery ticket display.
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The vendor offered a discount if we bought all the T-shirts.
I want to buy all the books on this shelf because they’re rare.
แฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápเหมาmǎoบัตรคอนเสิร์ตbàt-kɔɔn-sə̀ətแถวหน้าtɛ̌ɛo-nâaไปหมดbpai-mòtในnaiไม่กี่mâi-gìiนาทีnaa-tii
Fans bought up all the front-row concert tickets within minutes.
3AdjectiveB2
flat-rate; lump-sum
done or charged as a single fixed amount rather than per unit or per time
Examples
ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4polite/friendly address particleสวนน้ำsǔuan-náamสวนน้ำsǔuan-náamwater park; aquatic theme parkวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planราคาเหมาraa-kaa-mǎoราคาเหมาraa-kaa-mǎopackage 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; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)โซนsoonโซนsoonzone; area; sectionทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
The water park today charges a flat rate; you can access all zones all day.
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This course charges a lump sum, not per class.
แพ็กเกจอินเทอร์เน็ตpɛ́k-gèet-in-təə-nétแบบbɛ̀ɛpเหมาmǎoให้hâiใช้cháiความเร็วkwaam-reoคงที่kong-tîiโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดkítตามdtaamปริมาณbpà-rí-maanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun
The flat-rate internet package offers a fixed speed without charging by data volume.
บริการทำความสะอาดbɔɔ-rí-gaan-tam-kwaam-sà-àatคิดkítราคาเหมาraa-kaa-mǎoต่อdtɔ̀ɔครั้งkrángครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumทั้งtángอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnและlɛ́น้ำยาnáam-yaa
The cleaning service charges a fixed fee per visit, covering equipment and cleaning agents.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
mǎo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
เหมาmǎoเหมาmǎo[to] hire on a lump-sum basis[to] hire on a lump-sum basisWord