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mái

Meanings

1NounA1

wood; timber

the hard material from trees used as a building or crafting material

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำจากtam jàakทำจากtam jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)
This house is made entirely of wood.
2NounA2

stick; rod; club; bat

a piece of wood shaped into a stick, rod, club, or bat used as a tool or for striking

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถือไม้thǔe-máiเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันตัวbpông-gan dtuuaป้องกันตัวbpông-gan dtuua1[to] defend/protect oneself2self-defense
He holds a stick to protect himself.
3ClassifierA2

classifier (long, rigid objects)

classifier for long, rigid objects such as sticks, bats, posts, pencils, brooms, or flags on poles

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดินสอdin sŏrดินสอdin sŏr1pencil2CL: pencilsสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; bat
I have two pencils.
4NounB2

tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)

a mark used in Thai writing, especially tone marks and certain diacritics, collectively called ‘ไม้ไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; bat’

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketchคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batโทtohโทtoh1second; secondary2master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)3B; second class; second rank; grade B4Thai tone name (falling tone)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitถูกตำแหน่งtòok dtam-nàengถูกตำแหน่งtòok dtam-nàengin the correct positionไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánotherwise; if not; or elseเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เพี้ยนpíanเพี้ยนpían1eccentric; odd; kooky (informal)2out of tune; off-key3distorted; inaccurate4[to] deviate; be distorted
When writing this word, you must put the mai tho in the correct position; otherwise, the tone will be off.
5NounB2

prefix in tool/implement names

a formative element in compound nouns for tools or implements (often made of wood), e.g., ไม้บรรทัดไม้บรรทัดmái ban-tátruler; straightedge ‘ruler’; note: not a standalone meaning

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] hand; pass [sth] to [sb]3[to] select; choose (a small item)4a pinch (measure)ไม้บรรทัดmái ban-tátไม้บรรทัดmái ban-tátruler; straightedgeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureความยาวkwaam yaaoความยาวkwaam yaao1length (spatial)2length; running time (temporal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2document; paperwork3sheet of paper; piece of paper
The teacher told the students to pick up a ruler to measure the length of the paper.

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