ไม้คิว
máai-kiuMeaning
1NounB1
cue stick
a long, tapering stick used to strike the ball in games like pool, billiards, or snooker.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลือกlʉ̂ʉak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveไม้คิวmáai-kiuไม้คิวmáai-kiucue stickอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตรงที่dtrong-tîiตรงที่dtrong-tîi1exactly where; at the spot where2in that; in the fact thatสุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limit
He chose the straightest cue stick.
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นักสนุกเกอร์nák-sà-nùk-gə̂əอาชีพaa-chîipมักจะmák-jàมีmiiไม้คิวmáai-kiuส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaที่tîiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpตัวเองdtuua-eeng
Professional snooker players usually have their own personal cue that suits them.
เวลาwee-laaจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉไม้คิวmáai-kiuต้องdtɔ̂ngลองดูlɔɔng-duuน้ำหนักnám-nàkและlɛ́ความสมดุลkwaam-sǒm-dunว่าwâaเข้าkâoมือmʉʉเราraoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
When buying a pool cue, you have to try out its weight and balance to see if it feels right in your hand.
คุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngหัวไม้hǔua-máaiคิวkiuส่งผลsòng-pǒnอย่างมากyàang-mâakต่อdtɔ̀ɔการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumทิศทางtít-taangและlɛ́ความแรงkwaam-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngลูกขาวlûuk-kǎao
The quality of the cue tip greatly affects the control over the direction and force of the cue ball.
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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คิวkiuคิวkiu1queue; line2turn in order3appointment slot; booking; schedule4cue (signal)5billiard cue6cubic metre (informal unit)7the letter Qqueue; linePart 2
ไม้คิวmáai-kiuไม้คิวmáai-kiucue stickcue stickWord