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fǎiMeaning
1NounA2
mole; beauty mark
A small, usually dark spot on the skin (melanocytic nevus); often called a beauty mark.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไฝfăiไฝfăimole; beauty markเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)
She has a small mole on her cheek.
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Yesterday I went to have a doctor check the mole on my back.
He likes that actor’s beauty mark above the lip.
ถ้าtâaไฝfǎiมีmiiสีsǐiเปลี่ยนbplìianหรือrʉ̌ʉขนาดkà-nàatโตขึ้นdtoo-kʉ̂nควรkuuanพบแพทย์póp-pɛ̂ɛtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp
If a mole changes color or grows in size, you should see a doctor for an examination.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
fǎi
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 | — | — |