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máai-kámMeanings
1NounB1
crutch
a stick or support used under the arm to assist a person in walking
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; lessเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้ค้ำmáai-kámไม้ค้ำmáai-kám1crutch2prop; supportเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep running
His leg is broken, so he has to use crutches when walking.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtเข่าkàoเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngฝึกfʉ̀kเดินdəənโดยdooiใช้cháiไม้ค้ำmáai-kámไปbpaiอีกìikหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daa
After the knee surgery, she has to practice walking using crutches for several more weeks.
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂nบันไดban-daiด้วยdûuaiไม้ค้ำmáai-kámอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
The young man tried to walk up the stairs with his crutches carefully.
การใช้gaan-cháiไม้ค้ำmáai-kámเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanอาจàatทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenรักแร้rák-rɛ́ɛและlɛ́กล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaแขนkɛ̌ɛnได้dâai
Prolonged use of crutches can cause pain in the armpit area and arm muscles.
2NounB2
prop; support
a wooden pole or stick used to prop up or support something, such as a tree or structure
Examples
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanorchard farmer; horticultural farmer; gardener (by trade)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้ค้ำmáai-kámไม้ค้ำmáai-kám1crutch2prop; supportช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]พยุงpá-yungพยุงpá-yung1[to] support; hold up2[to] prop up; sustainต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaiต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaibanana tree; banana plantไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลมแรงlom-rɛɛngลมแรงlom-rɛɛng1strong wind; high wind2windy; very windy; strong-wind conditions
The gardener uses wooden props to support the banana trees from falling when there is strong wind.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔใช้cháiไม้ค้ำmáai-kámพยุงpá-yungกิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangที่tîiกำลังจะgam-lang-jàหักhàkเพราะprɔ́ลูกlûukดกdòkเกินไปgəən-bpai
Dad used a wooden prop to support the mango branch that was about to break because it had too much fruit.
ช่างก่อสร้างchâang-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangใช้cháiไม้ค้ำmáai-kámหลายlǎaiอันanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพยุงpá-yungระเบียงไม้rá-biiang-máaiเก่าgàoที่tîiกำลังgam-langทรุดตัวsút-dtuua
The builders used several wooden props to support the old wooden balcony that was subsiding.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฤดูมรสุมrʉ́-duu-mɔɔ-rá-sǔmจะjàมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiได้dâaiนำnamไม้ค้ำmáai-kámไปbpaiค้ำยันkám-yanต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiโค่นkôonทับtápเสาไฟฟ้าsǎo-fai-fáa
Before the monsoon season arrives, officials brought wooden poles to prop up the large trees along the road to prevent them from falling onto the power poles.
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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ค้ำkámค้ำkám1[to] prop; brace; support (from below)2[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwrite[to] prop; brace; support (from below)Part 2
ไม้ค้ำmáai-kámไม้ค้ำmáai-kámcrutchcrutchWord