ไม้สี
máai-sǐiMeaning
1NounA2
colored pencil; coloring pencil
a pencil with a colored core used for drawing or coloring
Examples
น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้สีmáai-sǐiไม้สีmáai-sǐicolored pencil; coloring pencilระบายrá-baaiระบายrá-baai1[to] ventilate; vent (air/heat)2[to] drain; discharge (liquid)3[to] express; let out (feelings)4[to] color; shade; blend (art)5[to] sell off; dispose of stockรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)
My younger sibling likes to use colored pencils to color pictures of animals.
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คุณครูkun-kruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianเอาaoไม้สีmáai-sǐiมาmaaโรงเรียนroong-riianพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
The teacher told the students to bring colored pencils to school tomorrow.
I bought colored pencils for my niece/nephew as a birthday present.
เขาkǎoมีmiiเทคนิคték-nìkการใช้gaan-cháiไม้สีmáai-sǐiที่tîiน่าทึ่งnâa-tʉ̂ngมากmâakทำให้tam-hâiภาพวาดpâap-wâatดูduuมีมิติmii-mí-dtìและlɛ́สมจริงsǒm-jing
He has an amazing colored pencil technique, making his drawings look dimensional and realistic.
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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ไม้สีmáai-sǐiไม้สีmáai-sǐicolored pencil; coloring pencilcolored pencil; coloring pencilWord