แม่สี
mɛ̂ɛ-sǐiMeaning
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primary color
A primary color used to mix and make other colors; commonly three primaries (red, yellow, blue in art; cyan, magenta, yellow in printing).
Examples
แม่สีmɛ̂ɛ-sǐiแม่สีmɛ̂ɛ-sǐiprimary colorมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสามสีsǎam-sǐiสามสีsǎam-sǐitricolor; three-coloredคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.สีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-coloredสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สีน้ำเงินsǐi-náam-ngənสีน้ำเงินsǐi-náam-ngən1blue; deep blue (color)2blue; deep-blue
There are three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiคุณครูkun-kruuสอนsɔ̌ɔnวิธีwí-tiiผสมpà-sǒmแม่สีmɛ̂ɛ-sǐiในnaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpà
Yesterday, the teacher taught how to mix primary colors in art class.
เธอtəəรู้ไหมrúu-mǎiว่าwâaถ้าtâaเอาaoแม่mɛ̂ɛสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngกับgàpแม่mɛ̂ɛสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangมาmaaผสมกันpà-sǒm-ganจะได้jà-dâaiสีอะไรsǐi-à-rai
Do you know what color you get if you mix the primary colors red and yellow?
เราraoสามารถsăa-mâatสร้างsâangสีsĕeต่างๆdtàang-dtàangได้dâiเกือบgèuapทุกtúkสีsĕeจากjàakการผสมgaan pà-sŏmแม่สีmâe sĕeทั้งtángสามsăamในnaiสัดส่วนsàt sùuanที่têeแตกต่างกันdtàek dtàang gan
We can create almost any color by mixing the three primary colors in different proportions.
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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แม่สีmɛ̂ɛ-sǐiแม่สีmɛ̂ɛ-sǐiprimary colorprimary colorWord