ไม้คลี
máai-kliiMeaning
1NounC2
polo stick; polo mallet
A long stick or mallet used to hit the ball in polo or the traditional Thai game khli.
Examples
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaathlete; sportsperson; playerขี่ม้าkìi-máaขี่ม้าkìi-máa[to] ride a horseจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceไม้คลีmáai-kliiไม้คลีmáai-kliipolo stick; polo malletอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyทะมัดทะแมงtá-mát-tá-mɛɛngทะมัดทะแมงtá-mát-tá-mɛɛngnimble; brisk; efficient; well-fittedเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)
The equestrian athlete gripped the polo mallet confidently, preparing to hit the ball into the goal.
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กีฬาgee-laaตีคลีdtee kleeเป็นbpenการละเล่นgaan lá-lênดั้งเดิมdâng-dermที่têeผู้เล่นpôo lênต้องdtôngขี่ม้าkèe máaและláeใช้cháiไม้คลีmáai kleeตีdteeลูกlôokกลมๆglom glomให้hâiเข้าkâoเป้าหมายbpâo măai
Khli is a traditional sport where players must ride horses and use a mallet to hit a round ball into the target.
ไม้คลีmáai-kliiที่ดีtîi-diiควรkuuanมีmiiน้ำหนักเบาnám-nàk-baoแต่dtɛ̀ɛแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàทนต่อton-dtɔ̀ɔแรงกระแทกrɛɛng-grà-tɛ̂ɛkเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaตีdtiiลูกlûukด้วยdûuaiความเร็วสูงkwaam-reo-sǔung
A good polo mallet should be lightweight yet strong enough to withstand the impact when hitting the ball at high speeds.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมีmiiการบรรยายgaan-ban-yaaiถึงtʉ̌ngฉากchàakที่tîiกษัตริย์gà-sàtทรงม้าsong-máaและlɛ́ตวัดdtà-wàtไม้คลีmáai-kliiอย่างyàangสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaamในnaiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tii
In some Thai literary works, there are descriptions of scenes where the king rides a horse and elegantly swings a polo mallet during a royal ceremony.
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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คลีkliiคลีklii1traditional Thai ball-and-stick game2ball used in klitraditional Thai ball-and-stick gamePart 2
ไม้คลีmáai-kliiไม้คลีmáai-kliipolo stick; polo malletpolo stick; polo malletWord