ไม้ฟืน
máai-fʉʉnMeaning
1NounB1
firewood
Wood that is cut and prepared to be burned as fuel.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้ฟืนmáai-fʉʉnไม้ฟืนmáai-fʉʉnfirewoodในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterหุงอาหารhǔng-aa-hǎanหุงอาหารhǔng-aa-hǎan[to] cook (by boiling/steaming; esp. rice)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
My grandmother uses firewood for cooking every day.
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ไม้ฟืนmáai-fʉʉnที่tîiเปียกชื้นbpìiak-chʉ́ʉnจากjàakการgaanโดนdoonฝนfǒnทำtamให้hâiเราraoจุดไฟjùt-faiติดdtìtยากมากyâak-mâak
The firewood is damp from the rain, making it very difficult for us to light a fire.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiตั้งแคมป์dtâng-kɛ́mเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเตรียมdtriiamไม้ฟืนmáai-fʉʉnไปให้bpai-hâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpก่อกองไฟgɔ̀ɔ-gɔɔng-faiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
Before going camping, we need to prepare enough firewood for making a campfire at night.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitผู้คนpûu-konต้องdtɔ̂ngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiตัดไม้dtàt-máaiฟืนfʉʉnในnaiป่าbpàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenเชื้อเพลิงchʉ́ʉa-pləəngหลักlàkในnaiครัวเรือนkruua-rʉʉan
In the past, people had to go out and cut firewood in the forest to use as the main fuel in their households.
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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ไม้ฟืนmáai-fʉʉnไม้ฟืนmáai-fʉʉnfirewoodfirewoodWord