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pai

Meanings

1NounC2

obsolete small unit of money or weight

an obsolete Thai small unit: a money unit equal to one quarter of a fueang, and also an old medicinal weight unit

Examples

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2AdjectiveC2

prosperous; excellent

prosperous, good, or excellent; a rare or literary word

Examples

ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ1even though; although2even ifคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ไพpaiไพpai1obsolete small unit of money or weight2prosperous; excellentจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsงดงามngót-ngaamงดงามngót-ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)เจริญรุ่งเรืองjà-rəən-rûng-rʉʉangเจริญรุ่งเรืองjà-rəən-rûng-rʉʉang1prosperous; flourishing2[to] prosper; thrive; flourishแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-bancurrently; nowadaysแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiนำมาใช้nam-maa-chái1[to] use; apply; utilize; employ [sth]2[to] adopt; implement [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชีวิตประจำวันchii-wít-bprà-jam-wanชีวิตประจำวันchii-wít-bprà-jam-wandaily life; everyday lifeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Even though the word 'phai' means beautiful or prosperous, almost no one uses it in daily life nowadays.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

pai

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——