ไม้ขีด
máai-kìitMeaning
1NounA2
match; matchstick
a small, thin piece of wood or cardboard with a special chemical on one end that is used to start a fire.
Examples
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He used a match to light the candle.
It rained so hard that all the matches got wet.
ตอนdtɔɔnไปbpaiเข้าค่ายkâo-kâaiผมpǒmลืมlʉʉmเอาaoไม้ขีดmáai-kìitไปbpaiเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiวิธีwí-tiiอื่นʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจุดไฟjùt-fai
When I went camping, I forgot to bring matches, so I had to use another method to start a fire.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
máai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 1
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ขีดkìitขีดkìit1[to] draw a line; mark; scratch2line; stroke; mark3slash; stroke; dash4hectogram (100 grams)5limit; bound; level[to] draw a line; mark; scratchPart 2
ไม้ขีดmáai-kìitไม้ขีดmáai-kìitmatch; matchstickmatch; matchstickWord