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máai-yuuMeaning
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broom (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai word for a broom, a tool with a handle and a bundle of twigs, fibers, or bristles used for sweeping.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้ยูmáai-yuuไม้ยูmáai-yuubroom (Northern Thai)กวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep (clean)2[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up3[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivated
Grandma uses a broom to sweep the house.
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Yesterday, Mom bought a new broom at the market.
Please get the broom and sweep the floor.
ยายyaaiเรียกrîiakฉันchǎnให้hâiเอาaoไม้ยูmáai-yuuมาmaaกวาดgwàatลานบ้านlaan-bâanเพราะprɔ́ลมlomพัดpátใบไม้bai-máaiมาmaaกองgɔɔngเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt
Grandma called me to bring a broom and sweep the yard because the wind had blown leaves into piles everywhere.
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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ไม้ยูmáai-yuuไม้ยูmáai-yuubroom (Northern Thai)broom (Northern Thai)Word