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hɛ̂ɛoMeanings
1NounB1
water chestnut
water chestnut; an edible aquatic tuber
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแห้วhɛ̂ɛoแห้วhɛ̂ɛo1water chestnut2[to] miss out; [to] failมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeขนมหวานkà-nǒm-wǎanขนมหวานkà-nǒm-wǎandessert; sweets
Mom went to the market to buy water chestnuts to make a dessert.
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คุณkunช่วยchûuaiหั่นhànแห้วhâeoเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเล็กๆlék lékสำหรับsăm-ràpใส่sàiในnaiน้ำแข็งไสnám kăeng sǎiให้hâiหน่อยnòiได้ไหมdâi măi
Could you please cut the water chestnuts into small pieces to put in the shaved ice?
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginทับทิมกรอบtáp-tim-grɔ̀ɔpมากmâakเพราะprɔ́มีmiiแห้วhɛ̂ɛoกรุบกรอบgrùp-grɔ̀ɔpอยู่yùuข้างในkâang-nai
I really like eating Tub Tim Grob because it has crunchy water chestnuts inside.
การปลูกgaan-bplùukแห้วhɛ̂ɛoให้ได้hâi-dâaiผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtดีdiiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiน้ำnáamเยอะyə́และlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลรักษาduu-lɛɛ-rák-sǎaดินdinให้hâiมีmiiความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Growing water chestnuts to get a good yield requires a lot of water and constantly maintaining soil fertility.
2VerbB2
[to] miss out; [to] fail
to miss out on something; to fail to get what one wants; to be disappointed (often used as slang)
Examples
อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaอุตส่าห์ùt-sàa1make a special effort2despite effort (expressing regret)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ของลดราคาkɔ̌ɔng-lót-raa-kaaของลดราคาkɔ̌ɔng-lót-raa-kaasale item; discounted itemหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoall gone; finished; sold outสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâain conclusion; to sum upวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแห้วhɛ̂ɛoแห้วhɛ̂ɛo1water chestnut2[to] miss out; [to] fail
I made the effort to wait since the mall opened, but the discounted items were already gone, so I missed out today.
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เขาkǎoตามจีบdtaam-jìipผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngคนkonนั้นnánมาเป็นmaa-bpenเดือนdʉʉanแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂แห้วhɛ̂ɛoเพราะprɔ́เธอtəəมีแฟนแล้วmii-fɛɛn-lɛ́ɛo
He had been hitting on that woman for a month, but in the end, he missed out because she already has a boyfriend.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaสัมภาษณ์งานsǎm-pâat-ngaanมาmaaอย่างดีyàang-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngแห้วhɛ̂ɛoเพราะprɔ́บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเลือกlʉ̂ʉakคนkonที่tîiมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Even though he prepared very well for the job interview, he lost out because the company chose someone with more experience.
โครงการkroong-gaanที่tîiเราraoเสนอsà-nə̌əไปbpaiไม่ผ่านmâi-pàanการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátจากjàakผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanปีนี้bpii-níiทีมเราtiim-raoก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiแห้วhɛ̂ɛoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiโบนัสพิเศษboo-nát-pí-sèet
The project we proposed did not get approved by the executives; therefore, our team missed out on the special bonus this year.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
hɛ̂ɛo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |