ไน
naiMeanings
1NounB2
spinning wheel; spinning spindle
A traditional implement for spinning thread, consisting of a wheel and a spindle.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไนnaiไนnai1spinning wheel; spinning spindle2common carpปั่นฝ้ายbpàn-fâaiปั่นฝ้ายbpàn-fâai[to] spin cottonเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เส้นด้ายsên-dâaiเส้นด้ายsên-dâaithread; strand of fiber; filamentแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadด้ายdâaiด้ายdâai1thread2yarn; textile thread3classifier: เส้น / หลอด / ม้วนไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâa[to] weave cloth
Grandma uses a spinning wheel to spin cotton into yarn, then uses the yarn to weave cloth.
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ที่tîiศูนย์sǔunหัตถกรรมhàt-tà-gamเราraoได้dâaiลองlɔɔngหมุนmǔnวงล้อwong-lɔ́ɔของkɔ̌ɔngไนnaiและlɛ́ฝึกfʉ̀kปั่นด้ายbpàn-dâai
At the craft centre, we tried turning a spinning wheel and practised spinning yarn.
วิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaไนnaiมีmiiวงล้อwong-lɔ́ɔที่tîiช่วยchûuaiหมุนmǔnแกนgɛɛnปั่นbpànทำให้tam-hâiเส้นใยsên-yaiฝ้ายfâaiบิดbìtรวมกันruuam-ganเป็นbpenเส้นด้ายsên-dâai
The instructor explained that a spinning wheel has a wheel that helps turn the spindle, twisting cotton fibres together into yarn.
แม้mɛ́ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉเส้นด้ายsên-dâaiสำเร็จรูปsǎm-rèt-rûupได้dâaiง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛช่างทอผ้าchâng-tɔɔ-pâaบางคนbaang-konยังyangใช้cháiไนnaiปั่นด้ายbpàn-dâaiเองeengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumความหนาkwaam-nǎaของkɔ̌ɔngเส้นด้ายsên-dâai
Although ready-made yarn is now easy to buy, some weavers still spin their own yarn with a spinning wheel to control its thickness.
2NounC1
common carp
A freshwater fish, Cyprinus carpio, also called ปลาไนปลาไนbplaa-naicommon carp (Cyprinus carpio).
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatปลาไนbplaa-naiปลาไนbplaa-naicommon carp (Cyprinus carpio)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)บ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
My uncle keeps common carp in a pond behind his house and feeds them every morning.
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ปลาไนbplaa-naiมักmákคุ้ยkúiหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanตามdtaamพื้นpʉ́ʉnบ่อbɔ̀ɔจึงjʉngอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiน้ำnáamขุ่นkùnขึ้นkʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเลี้ยงlíiangรวมกันruuam-ganเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâak
Common carp often root around for food on the pond bottom, so keeping large numbers together can make the water more turbid.
แม้mɛ́ɛปลาไนbplaa-naiจะjàทนต่อton-dtɔ̀ɔสภาพแวดล้อมsà-pâap-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmได้dâaiหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnไม่ควรmâi-kuuanมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamคุณภาพน้ำkun-ná-pâap-náamเพราะprɔ́ความทนทานkwaam-ton-taanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaปลาbplaaจะjàเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooได้ดีdâai-diiในnaiทุกtúkสภาวะsà-paa-wá
Although common carp tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions, farmers should not overlook water quality, since hardiness does not mean the fish will thrive under all conditions.
ในnaiบางbaangพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiที่tîiปลาไนbplaa-naiเป็นbpenชนิดพันธุ์chá-nít-panต่างถิ่นdtàang-tìnการgaanคุ้ยkúiตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manอาจàatเพิ่มpə̂əmความkwaamขุ่นkùnของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำnáamและlɛ́กระทบgrà-tópพืชน้ำpʉ̂ʉt-náamจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngประเมินผลbprà-məən-pǒnต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปล่อยลงbplɔ̀i-longสู่sùuแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
In some areas where common carp are non-native, their disturbance of sediment while feeding can increase water turbidity and affect aquatic plants, so the ecological impact must be assessed before releasing them into natural waterways.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
nai
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 | — | — |