แม่โรย
mɛ̂ɛ-rooiMeaning
1NounB1
statice; sea lavender; limonium (flowering plant)
Thai common name for plants in the genus Limonium (statice/sea lavender), grown for their papery, long-lasting flowers often used fresh or dried in floral arrangements.
Examples
สวนดอกไม้sǔuan-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiสวนดอกไม้sǔuan-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower gardenปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)แม่โรยmɛ̂ɛ-rooiแม่โรยmɛ̂ɛ-rooistatice; sea lavender; limonium (flowering plant)สีม่วงsǐi-mûuangสีม่วงsǐi-mûuang1purple; violet (color)2purple; violet (colored)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)แซมsɛɛmแซมsɛɛm1[to] be interspersed; be mixed in2[to] intersperse; insert among3streaked; speckled (with)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กุหลาบgù-làapกุหลาบgù-làaprose (flower)
The flower garden grows purple statice alongside roses.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛชอบchɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiดอกdɔ̀ɔkแม่โรยmɛ̂ɛ-rooiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngจัดjàtแจกันjɛɛ-ganเพราะprɔ́สีทนsǐi-tonและlɛ́ทรงสวยsong-sǔuaiอยู่yùuนานnaan
Mom likes to use dried statice in vases because the color lasts and the shape stays nice for a long time.
ร้านดอกไม้ráan-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiสั่งsàngแม่โรยmɛ̂ɛ-rooiมาmaaเยอะyə́ช่วงchûuangงานรับปริญญาngaan-ráp-bpà-rin-yaaเพราะprɔ́ดอกdɔ̀ɔkทนtonและlɛ́เข้าkâoช่อchɔ̂ɔได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Flower shops order a lot of statice during graduation season because the flowers are durable and easy to arrange in bouquets.
ช่อดอกไม้chô dok-máiสไตล์วินเทจsà-dtaai win-têtมักmákใช้cháiแม่โรยmâe roiเป็นbpenดอกdòkเติมเต็มdterm dtemเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มpêrmมิติmí-dtìและláeช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่อchôrคงรูปkong rôopแม้máeจะjàแห้งhâengแล้วláeo
Vintage-style bouquets often use statice as filler to add dimension and help the bouquet hold its shape even when dried.
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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แม่โรยmɛ̂ɛ-rooiแม่โรยmɛ̂ɛ-rooistatice; sea lavender; limonium (flowering plant)statice; sea lavender; limonium (flowering plant)Word