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máai-pùMeaning
1NounA2
rotten wood; decayed timber
wood that has deteriorated from decay, becoming soft, crumbly, or structurally weak
Examples
เสาsǎoเสาsǎo1post; pillar; column2pole; mastต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไม้ผุmáai-pùไม้ผุmáai-pùrotten wood; decayed timber
This post is rotten wood.
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Don't step on that wooden board; it's rotten wood and might break.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianรั้วบ้านrúua-bâanเพราะprɔ́เสาsǎoหลายlǎaiต้นdtônเป็นbpenไม้ผุmáai-pùหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛo
We have to replace the house fence because many of the posts are completely rotten.
ช่างchângบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaต้องdtɔ̂ngซ่อมsɔ̂mหลังคาlǎng-kaaด่วนdùuanไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánน้ำnáamจะjàรั่วrûuaลงมาlong-maaทำให้tam-hâiคานkaanไม้ผุmáai-pùได้dâai
The technician said the roof must be repaired urgently, otherwise water will leak down and cause the wooden beams to rot.
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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ผุpùผุpù1rotten; decayed; corroded; crumbly2[to] rot; decay; corroderotten; decayed; corroded; crumblyPart 2
ไม้ผุmáai-pùไม้ผุmáai-pùrotten wood; decayed timberrotten wood; decayed timberWord