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tâiMeaning
1NounC1
cloth pouch; money belt
A traditional long tubular cloth bag or pouch used for carrying money, typically tied around the waist
Examples
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnpeople from the pastมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เก็บเงินgèp-ngənเก็บเงินgèp-ngən1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไถ้tâiไถ้tâicloth pouch; money beltแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเอวeeoเอวeeowaistเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai1safety2security
People in the past often kept their money in a tubular cloth pouch and tied it around their waist for safety.
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พ่อค้าpô káaชาวจีนchaao jeenในอดีตnai à-dèetจะjàใช้cháiไถ้tâiใส่sàiเหรียญทองแดงrĭian tong daengเวลาway-laaเดินทางdern taangไปbpaiค้าขายkáa kăaiตามdtaamเมืองmeuuangต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
Chinese merchants in the past used a tubular cloth pouch to hold copper coins when traveling to trade in various towns.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banเราraoจะjàใช้cháiกระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaangกันganหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panยังคงyang-kongมีmiiไถ้tâiโบราณboo-raanจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngให้hâiคนรุ่นหลังkon-rûn-lǎngได้dâaiศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa
Even though we all use wallets nowadays, museums still exhibit antique money pouches for younger generations to study.
วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiหลายlăaiเรื่องrêuuangมักmákบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕungการเดินทางgaan dern taangของkŏngตัวละครdtuua lá-konที่têeต้องdtôngพกpókสsบีbeeยงyongและláeคาดkâatไถ้tâiใส่sàiเงินติดตัวngern dtìt dtuuaไปbpaiเสมอsà-mĕr
Many Thai literary works often describe the journeys of characters who must carry provisions and always tie a money pouch around their waists.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
tâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |