ไถนา
tǎi-naaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] plough a paddy field; till a rice field
To plough and prepare a paddy field for planting, using a plough, draft animal, or tractor.
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesไถนาtǎi-naaไถนาtǎi-naa[to] plough a paddy field; till a rice fieldในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
The farmer is ploughing the paddy field in the morning.
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พอpɔɔฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmตกdtòkชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂จะjàเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiไถนาtǎi-naaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปลูกbplùukข้าวkâao
Once the rain starts to fall, the villagers will prepare to go out and plough the fields to plant rice.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวนาchaao-naaใช้cháiควายkwaaiไถนาtǎi-naaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiใช้cháiรถไถrót-tǎiกันganหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛo
In the past, farmers used water buffaloes to plough their fields, but nowadays most of them use tractors.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakไถนาtǎi-naaและlɛ́คราดkrâatดินdinให้hâiเรียบrîiapแล้วlɛ́ɛoเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnจึงjʉngจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmปักดำbpàk-damต้นกล้าdtôn-glâaลงในlong-naiแปลงนาbplɛɛng-naa
After ploughing and harrowing the soil until it is level, the farmers will then begin to transplant the rice seedlings into the paddy field.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ไถtǎiไถtǎi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)[to] plow; [to] tillPart 1
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ไถนาtǎi-naaไถนาtǎi-naa[to] plough a paddy field; till a rice field[to] plough a paddy field; till a rice fieldWord