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máai-dìitMeaning
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plectrum; pick
a plectrum or pick used for plucking or playing stringed instruments
Examples
นักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiนักดนตรีnák-don-dtriimusicianทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeไม้ดีดmáai-dìitไม้ดีดmáai-dìitplectrum; pickหล่นหายlòn-hǎaiหล่นหายlòn-hǎai[to] get lost after being droppedก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)แสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] expressบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เวทีwee-tiiเวทีwee-tii1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring (combat sports)
The musician dropped and lost his plectrum before going on stage.
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เธอtəəหัดhàtเล่นlênจะเข้jà-kêeมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangจับjàpไม้ดีดmáai-dìitไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iถนัดtà-nàt
She has been learning to play the Jakhe for several months, but still can't hold the plectrum comfortably.
ช่างchâangทำtamเครื่องดนตรีkrʉ̂ʉang-don-dtriiใช้cháiกระดูกgrà-dùukสัตว์sàtมาmaaแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làkเป็นbpenไม้ดีดmáai-dìitคุณภาพสูงkun-ná-pâap-sǔung
The luthier used animal bone to carve a high-quality plectrum.
การควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumน้ำหนักnám-nàkของkɔ̌ɔngไม้ดีดmáai-dìitมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngในnaiการถ่ายทอดgaan-tàai-tɔ̂ɔtอารมณ์aa-romเพลงไทยเดิมpleeng-tai-dəəm
Controlling the weight of the plectrum is crucial for conveying emotion in traditional Thai music.
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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ดีดdìitดีดdìit1[to] pluck/strum (string instrument)2[to] flick; snap (with the finger)3[to] spring back; rebound4[to] raise; lift by leverage or upward pressure[to] pluck/strum (string instrument)Part 2
ไม้ดีดmáai-dìitไม้ดีดmáai-dìitplectrum; pickplectrum; pickWord