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máai-ngátMeaning
1NounB2
wooden lever; prying stick
a stick or piece of wood used as a lever to pry something open, lift it, or force things apart
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactไม้งัดmáai-ngátไม้งัดmáai-ngátwooden lever; prying stickมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerงัดngátงัดngát1[to] pry; lever up2[to] bring out/use (a move/argument) forcefullyลังlangลังlang1crate; case (sturdy container)2classifier: crates; cases3case quantity (packaged unit)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตอกdtɔ̀ɔk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripตะปูdtà-bpuuตะปูdtà-bpuunail (metal fastener)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4dense; compact5solid; reliable; certain (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He had to find a pry bar to pry open the wooden crate because it was nailed very tightly.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔใช้cháiไม้งัดmáai-ngátขยับkà-yàpก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiที่tîiขวางทางkwǎang-taangเดินdəənอยู่yùu
Dad used a lever to move the large rock blocking the path.
ในnaiการรื้อถอนgaan-rʉ́ʉ-tɔ̌ɔnอาคารaa-kaanคนงานkon-ngaanจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไม้งัดmáai-ngátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแยกyɛ̂ɛkแผ่นpɛ̀nไม้กระดานmáai-grà-daanออกจากกันɔ̀ɔk-jàak-ganโดยdooiไม่ให้mâi-hâiมันmanแตกหักdtɛ̀ɛk-hàk
During the building demolition, workers needed to use a pry bar to separate the floorboards without breaking them.
หากhàakไม่มีmâi-miiไม้งัดmáai-ngátเราraoคงkongไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatขยับkà-yàpตู้เซฟdtûu-sêepที่tîiมีmiiน้ำnáamหนักหลายnàk-lǎaiร้อยกิโลrɔ́ɔi-gì-looกรัมgramใบbaiนี้níiได้เลยdâai-ləəi
Without a lever, we certainly wouldn't be able to move this safe weighing hundreds of kilograms at all.
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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งัดngátงัดngát1[to] pry; lever up2[to] bring out/use (a move/argument) forcefully[to] pry; lever upPart 2
ไม้งัดmáai-ngátไม้งัดmáai-ngátwooden lever; prying stickwooden lever; prying stickWord