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máai-mong-konMeaning
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auspicious plant/tree
a plant or tree regarded as auspicious and believed to bring good luck, prosperity, or protection, especially in Thai culture
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konauspicious plant/treeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบ้านใหม่bâan-màiบ้านใหม่bâan-màinew house/home
My mom bought an auspicious plant for the new house.
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คนไทยkon-taiนิยมní-yomปลูกbplùukไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konในบ้านnai-bâanเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจะjàนำnamโชคลาภchôok-lâapมาmaaให้hâi
Thai people like to plant auspicious plants in their homes because they believe it will bring good fortune.
ถ้าtâaจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətร้านráanใหม่màiลองlɔɔngหาhǎaไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konมาmaaวางไว้waang-wáiที่tîiร้านráanดูสิduu-sìเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiค้าขายkáa-kǎaiดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂n
If you're opening a new shop, try finding some auspicious plants to place there; it might help improve business.
กระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛการปลูกgaan-bplùukไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโชคลางchôok-laangและlɛ́สิริมงคลsì-rí-mong-konที่tîiฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kอยู่ในyùu-naiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-tai
The trend of planting auspicious plants reflects the belief in fortune and auspiciousness that is deeply rooted in Thai society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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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มงคลmong-konมงคลmong-kon1auspicious; propitious2auspicious thing/sign3auspiciousness; blessingauspicious; propitiousPart 2
ไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konauspicious plant/treeauspicious plant/treeWord