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máai-pǒnMeaning
1NounB1
fruit tree
a tree grown for its edible fruit (e.g., mango, durian).
Examples
หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsคุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไม้ผลmáai-pǒnไม้ผลmáai-pǒnfruit treeหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
Behind grandma's house, there are many fruit trees.
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ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanกำลังgam-langดูแลduu-lɛɛไม้ผลmáai-pǒnอย่างดีyàang-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiaoในnaiฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔn
The orchardist is taking good care of the fruit trees, waiting for the harvest in the summer.
ทุเรียนtú-riianเป็นbpenไม้ผลmáai-pǒnเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiและlɛ́ส่งออกsòng-ɔ̀ɔkไปbpaiหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têet
Durian is an important economic fruit tree of Thailand and is exported to many countries.
การวิจัยและพัฒนาgaan-wí-jai-lɛ́-pát-tá-naaสายพันธุ์sǎai-panไม้ผลmáai-pǒnให้hâiทนทานton-taanต่อdtɔ̀ɔโรคrôokและlɛ́สภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatที่tîiเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngเป็นbpenสิ่งจำเป็นsìng-jam-bpenสำหรับsǎm-ràpเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnยุคใหม่yúk-mài
Researching and developing fruit tree varieties that are resistant to diseases and changing weather conditions is essential for modern farmers.
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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ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageclassifier: fruitsPart 2
ไม้ผลmáai-pǒnไม้ผลmáai-pǒnfruit treefruit treeWord