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mɛ̂ɛ-gàiMeaning
1NounA2
hen; adult female chicken
an adult female chicken; a hen (often implying a laying or brooding hen).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pensมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàihen; adult female chickenหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
There is one hen in the coop.
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The mother hen is brooding eggs in the nest.
This morning, the hen laid two eggs.
คุณยายkun-yaaiเลี้ยงlíiangแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiไว้wáiหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บgèpไข่kàiสดsòtไว้กินwái-ginทุกวันtúk-wan
Grandma raises several hens to have fresh eggs to eat every day.
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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ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 2
แม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàihen; adult female chickenhen; adult female chickenWord