แม่มด
mɛ̂ɛ-mótMeaning
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witch (female)
a woman believed to use magic or witchcraft; in folklore or fiction
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)แม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótแม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótwitch (female)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหม้อปรุงmɔ̂ɔ-bprungหม้อปรุงmɔ̂ɔ-bprungcooking potยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม้กวาดmáai-gwàatไม้กวาดmáai-gwàatbroom
In the fairy tale, the witch has a cauldron and a broom.
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Last night I dreamed that I met a witch who cast a spell on me.
เด็กๆdèk dèkแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaเป็นbpenแม่มดmâe mótในnaiงานngaanฮาโลวีนhaa-loh-weenปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew
The kids dressed up as witches at last year's Halloween party.
ในnaiเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanแม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótชอบchɔ̂ɔpอยู่yùuลึกlʉ́kเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiป่าbpàaและlɛ́ทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
In the village tales, the witch likes to live deep in the forest and perform rituals at night.
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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แม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótแม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótwitch (female)witch (female)Word