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mɛ̂ɛ-tápMeaning
1NounB1
general; army commander
a senior military commander in charge of an army or major force; a general
Examples
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápgeneral; army commanderนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ออกศึกɔ̀ɔk-sʉ̀kออกศึกɔ̀ɔk-sʉ̀k[to] go to war; go into battleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningวันนั้นwan-nánวันนั้นwan-nánthat day
The general led the soldiers into battle that morning.
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ในnaiสงครามsǒng-kraamครั้งkrángนั้นnánแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiถอยtɔ̌ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaกำลังพลgam-lang-pon
In that war, the general decided to retreat to preserve the troops.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเคารพkao-rópแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápผู้pûuกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanที่tîiปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngเมืองmʉʉangของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎo
The villagers respected the brave general who protected their town.
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápวางยุทธศาสตร์waang-yút-tá-sàatอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpโดยdooiประเมินbprà-məənเสบียงsà-biiangเส้นทางsên-taangและlɛ́ขวัญกำลังใจkwǎn-gam-lang-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngทหารtá-hǎan
The general devised strategy carefully, assessing supplies, routes, and the soldiers’ morale.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
mɛ̂ɛ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 1
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แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápgeneral; army commandergeneral; army commanderWord