ไจ
jaiMeanings
1NounB2
skein; hank
a skein or hank of yarn, silk, or thread
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedด้ายdâaiด้ายdâaithreadให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไจjaiไจjai1skein; hank2classifier for skeins of yarnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâa[to] weave cloth
Grandma is winding the thread into a skein to prepare for weaving.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเริ่มrə̂əmทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngนำnamเส้นไหมsên-mǎiมาmaaทำเป็นtam-bpenไจjaiเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔn
Before starting to weave, we have to make the silk threads into a hank first.
ช่างทอผ้าchâang-tɔɔ-pâaกำลังgam-langย้อมyɔ́ɔmไจjaiไหมmǎiด้วยdûuaiสีsǐiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatจากjàakเปลือกไม้bplʉ̀ʉak-máai
The weaver is dyeing the skein of silk with natural dye from tree bark.
การเก็บรักษาgaan-gèp-rák-sǎaไจjaiไหมพรมmǎi-promให้hâiถูกวิธีtùuk-wí-tiiจะjàช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiเส้นไหมsên-mǎiพรมpromพันกันpan-ganจนjonยุ่งเหยิงyûng-yə̌əng
Properly storing the skeins of yarn will help prevent the yarn from getting tangled in a mess.
2ClassifierB2
classifier for skeins of yarn
classifier used for counting skeins or hanks of yarn, silk, or thread
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไหมพรมmǎi-promไหมพรมmǎi-promyarn (for knitting/crochet)สีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-coloredจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2number (mathematics)3a certain number of; some (in จำนวนหนึ่ง)สามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)ไจjaiไจjai1skein; hank2classifier for skeins of yarnค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
I would like to buy three skeins of red yarn.
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การทอผ้าgaan-tɔɔ-pâaไหมmǎiผืนpʉ̌ʉnนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไหมmǎiคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap-diiไม่ต่ำกว่าmâi-dtàm-gwàaสิบsìpไจjai
Weaving this piece of silk fabric requires no less than ten skeins of high-quality silk.
ร้านค้าráan-káaส่งsòngกำหนดgam-nòtให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaต้องdtɔ̂ngสั่งซื้อsàng-sʉ́ʉไหมพรมmǎi-promอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiห้าสิบhâa-sìpไจjaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiราคาพิเศษraa-kaa-pí-sèet
The wholesale store requires customers to order at least fifty skeins of yarn to get a special price.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |