ไข่ต้ม
kài-dtômMeaning
1NounA1
boiled egg (hard- or soft-boiled)
an egg cooked in boiling water, either soft-boiled with a runny yolk or hard-boiled with a set yolk; eaten on its own or used as an ingredient.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketไข่ต้มkài-dtômไข่ต้มkài-dtômboiled egg (hard- or soft-boiled)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostฟองfɔɔngฟองfɔɔng1bubble; foam; froth2classifier: eggs; bubbles; blisters
I eat one boiled egg.
3 more examplesShow less
This is a boiled egg.
Mom made boiled eggs for me to eat in the morning.
Do you like to eat hard-boiled eggs or soft-boiled eggs?
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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
ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)eggPart 1
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ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)[to] boil; simmerPart 2
ไข่ต้มkài-dtômไข่ต้มkài-dtômboiled egg (hard- or soft-boiled)boiled egg (hard- or soft-boiled)Word