ไม้ดิบ
máai-dìpMeaning
1NounB2
unseasoned wood; green wood
unseasoned wood or green wood that has not been dried and still contains moisture
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ไม้ดิบmáai-dìpไม้ดิบmáai-dìpunseasoned wood; green woodมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeฟืนfʉʉnฟืนfʉʉnfirewoodไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because 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)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเปียกชื้นbpìiak-chʉ́ʉnเปียกชื้นbpìiak-chʉ́ʉndamp; clammyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
He cannot use green wood for firewood because it is still wet and moist.
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ถ้าtâaเราraoใช้cháiไม้ดิบmáai-dìpสร้างsâangบ้านbâanท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiอาจจะàat-jàหดตัวhòt-dtuuaหรือrʉ̌ʉแตกdtɛ̀ɛkในภายหลังnai-paai-lǎngได้dâai
If we use unseasoned wood to build a house, the logs might shrink or crack later.
ช่างไม้châang-máaiที่tîiมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanจะjàไม่mâiนำnamไม้ดิบmáai-dìpมาmaaประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpเฟอร์นิเจอร์fəə-ní-jə̂əเด็ดขาดdèt-kàatเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakปัญหาbpan-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnจะjàทำให้tam-hâiเสียรูปทรงsǐia-rûup-song
An experienced carpenter will absolutely not use green wood to assemble furniture, as moisture issues will cause it to lose its shape.
กระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanอบòpไม้máaiเป็นbpenขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiช่วยchûuaiเปลี่ยนbplìianไม้ดิบmáai-dìpให้hâiเป็นbpenไม้máaiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngที่tîiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmสำหรับsǎm-ràpการแปรรูปgaan-bprɛɛ-rûup
The wood drying process is an important step that helps transform unseasoned wood into dry wood ready for processing.
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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ดิบdìpดิบdìp1raw (not cooked)2unripe3unprocessed; crude; raw (materials/emotions)4harsh; uncouth (behavior)raw (not cooked)Part 2
ไม้ดิบmáai-dìpไม้ดิบmáai-dìpunseasoned wood; green woodunseasoned wood; green woodWord