ไชไม้
chai-máaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] bore/gnaw into wood
To bore, burrow, or gnaw into wood, as done by insects (like termites) or small animals.
Examples
ปลวกbplùuakปลวกbplùuaktermiteกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesไชไม้chai-máaiไชไม้chai-máai[to] bore/gnaw into woodที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเสาบ้านsǎo-bâanเสาบ้านsǎo-bâanhouse pillar/postของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
Termites are boring into the wood of my house's pillar.
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เฟอร์นิเจอร์fəə-ní-jə̂əเก่าgàoชิ้นนี้chín-níiสวยมากsǔuai-mâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเสียดายsǐia-daaiที่tîiมีรอยmii-rɔɔiหนอนไชnɔ̌ɔn-chaiไม้máaiเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt
This old piece of furniture is very beautiful, but it's a pity that it's full of marks from wood-boring worms.
ถ้าtâaเราraoไม่mâiทาtaaสารเคมีsǎan-kee-miiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganปลวกbplùuakก็gɔ̂จะjàมาmaaไชไม้chai-máaiจนjonบ้านพังbâan-pangได้dâai
If we don't apply protective chemicals, termites will come and bore into the wood until the house collapses.
จากjàakการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangหลังคาlǎng-kaaพบว่าpóp-wâaมอดmɔ̂ɔtได้dâaiไชไม้chai-máaiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiลึกlʉ́kจนjonทำให้tam-hâiความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngไม้máaiลดลงlót-longอย่างyàangน่าเป็นห่วงnâa-bpen-hùuang
From the inspection of the roof structure, it was found that wood borer beetles had bored deep into the wood, causing a worrying decrease in its strength.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไชchaiไชchai1Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)2[to] bore; gnaw through3[to] penetrate; force one’s way in/throughChai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)Part 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
ไชไม้chai-máaiไชไม้chai-máai[to] bore/gnaw into wood[to] bore/gnaw into woodWord