โมกสาย
môok-sǎaiMeaning
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Wrightia religiosa (water jasmine)
An ornamental shrub or small tree with fragrant white, pendulous flowers, commonly grown as a hedge or bonsai in Thailand; also called water jasmine.
Examples
ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นโมกสายdtôn-môok-sǎaiต้นโมกสายdtôn-môok-sǎaiWater Jasmine treeไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛo1in the style of; of the type2in a row; in lineรั้วrúuaรั้วrúuafence; railing; barrierพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gansimultaneously; at the same time; together (in unison)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สวยมากsǔuai-mâakสวยมากsǔuai-mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
At home, we've planted water jasmine as a hedge; when they all bloom together, it's very beautiful.
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กลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmอ่อนๆòn ònของkŏngดอกdòkโมกสายmôhk săaiลอยมาloi maaตามdtaamลมlomตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun
The gentle fragrance of water jasmine flowers wafts on the wind at night.
ช่างจัดสวนchâang-jàt-sǔuanแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiปลูกbplùukโมกสายmôok-sǎaiเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenไม้พุ่มmáai-pûmที่tîiทนทานton-taanและlɛ́ให้ดอกhâi-dɔ̀ɔkหอมhɔ̌ɔmตลอดทั้งปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-táng-bpii
The landscape designer recommended planting water jasmine because it's a durable shrub that produces fragrant flowers all year round.
ด้วยdûuaiรูปทรงrûup-songของkɔ̌ɔngดอกdɔ̀ɔkที่tîiห้อยระย้าhɔ̂ɔi-rá-yáaและlɛ́กลิ่นglìnที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákทำให้tam-hâiโมกสายmôok-sǎaiเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomในnaiการgaanนำมาnam-maaจัดสวนjàt-sǔuanสไตล์sà-dtaiทรอปิคอลtrɔɔ-bpì-kɔɔn
With its pendulous flower shape and unique fragrance, water jasmine is popular for use in tropical-style garden arrangements.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
môok
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
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สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchlate (in the day); running latePart 2
โมกสายmôok-sǎaiโมกสายmôok-sǎaiWrightia religiosa (water jasmine)Wrightia religiosa (water jasmine)Word