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pâi

Meaning

1NounA2

playing card; cards

a playing card; also the set of cards used in card games

Examples

คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we play cards tonight?
3 more examples
เขาkǎoหยิบyìpไพ่pâiมาmaaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngใบbaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoวางwaangลงบนlong-bonโต๊ะdtó
He drew a card and placed it on the table.
เวลาwee-laaเล่นเกมlên-geemนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngจั่วjùuaไพ่pâiทีละtii-láใบbaiเท่านั้นtâo-nán
When playing this game, you must draw cards one by one.
กติกาgà-dtì-gaaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaใครkraiถือtʉ̌ʉไพ่pâiคะแนนká-nɛɛnรวมruuamสูงสุดsǔung-sùtในnaiรอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níiจะเป็นjà-bpenผู้ชนะpûu-chá-ná
The rules say that whoever holds the highest total card points in this round wins.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

pâi

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

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——