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mâi-gəənMeaning
1PrepositionA2
not more than; up to
used to indicate a maximum limit; not more than; no more than; up to.
Examples
ลิฟต์lípลิฟต์lípelevator; lift (BrE)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไม่เกินmâi-gəənไม่เกินmâi-gəənnot more than; up to10คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people
This elevator can hold no more than 10 people.
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I want a room that costs no more than 1,000 baht per night.
กรุณาgà-rú-naaส่งsòngรายงานraai-ngaanภายในpaai-naiเวลาwee-laaไม่เกินmâi-gəənบ่ายสามโมงbàai-sǎam-moong
Please send the report by no later than 3 PM.
การเดินทางgaan dern taangไปbpaiหัวหินhŭua hĭnจากjàakกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpโดยปกติdooi bpòk-gà-dtìจะjàใช้เวลาchái way-laaไม่เกินmâi gern3ชั่วโมงchûua-mohng
The journey from Bangkok to Hua Hin normally takes no more than 3 hours.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mâi
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เกินgəənเกินgəən1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)too; excessively; over-Part 2
ไม่เกินmâi-gəənไม่เกินmâi-gəənnot more than; up tonot more than; up toWord