แม่ลา
mɛ̂ɛ-laaMeanings
1NounB2
female donkey
a female donkey
Examples
แม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laaแม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laa1female donkey2Mae La (place name)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowคลอดลูกklɔ̂ɔt-lûukคลอดลูกklɔ̂ɔt-lûuk1[to] give birth (mother)2[of animals] to give birthเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
This female donkey just gave birth last night.
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ชาวไร่chaao râiให้hâiแม่ลาmâe laaกินginหญ้าyâaสดsòtเพื่อที่pêua têeมันmanจะได้jà dâaiมีmeeน้ำนมnáam nomเยอะๆyér-yér
The farmer feeds the female donkey fresh grass so it will have plenty of milk.
น้ำนมnáam-nomของkɔ̌ɔngแม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laaถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเป็นbpenส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmในnaiผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panบำรุงผิวbam-rung-pǐuราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngบางชนิดbaang-chá-nít
The milk of a female donkey is used as an ingredient in some expensive skincare products.
สัตวแพทย์sàt-dtà-wá-pɛ̂ɛtกำลังgam-langตรวจสุขภาพdtrùuat-sùk-kà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngแม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laaที่tîiกำลังgam-langตั้งครรภ์dtâng-kanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganภาวะแทรกซ้อนpaa-wá-sɛ̂ɛk-sɔ́ɔnที่tîiอาจàatเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
The veterinarian is examining the health of the pregnant female donkey to prevent potential complications.
2NounB2
Mae La (place name)
a place name in Thailand, especially a subdistrict and waterway in Sing Buri province known for snakehead fish
Examples
ปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnsnakehead fish; striped snakeheadแม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laaแม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laa1female donkey2Mae La (place name)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของดีkɔ̌ɔng-diiของดีkɔ̌ɔng-dii1high-quality or valuable thing2local specialty3powerful amulet; protective charmประจำbprà-jamประจำbprà-jam1regular; habitual; routine2regularly; habitually3permanent; stationed; assignedจังหวัดสิงห์บุรีjang-wàt-sǐng-bù-riiจังหวัดสิงห์บุรีjang-wàt-sǐng-bù-riiSing Buri Province (Thailand)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperพลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in error
Mae La snakehead fish is a local specialty of Sing Buri province that you shouldn't miss.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoจะjàไปbpaiกินginอาหารเย็นaa-hăan yenที่têeร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanใกล้ๆglâi glâiลำน้ำlam náamแม่ลาmâe laa
Tomorrow we are going to have dinner at a restaurant near the Mae La waterway.
ความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunของkɔ̌ɔngระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetในnaiลำน้ำlam-náamแม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laaทำให้tam-hâiปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnที่นี่tîi-nîiมีmiiรสชาติrót-châatอร่อยà-rɔ̀iและlɛ́เนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nกว่าที่gwàa-tîiอื่นʉ̀ʉn
The ecological abundance in the Mae La waterway makes the snakehead fish here tastier and firmer than elsewhere.
ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banมีmiiโครงการอนุรักษ์kroong-gaan-à-nú-rákสายพันธุ์sǎai-panปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnแม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiสูญพันธุ์sǔun-panจากjàakการgaanทำประมงtam-bprà-mongที่tîiมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpai
Currently, there is a conservation project for the Mae La snakehead fish species to prevent it from becoming extinct due to overfishing.
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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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 2
แม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laaแม่ลาmɛ̂ɛ-laafemale donkeyfemale donkeyWord