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máai-táaoMeanings
1NounB1
walking stick; cane
a stick used for support while walking, often by elderly or injured people
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้เท้าmáai-táaoไม้เท้าmáai-táao1walking stick; cane2staff (symbolic/functional)
My grandmother walks using a cane.
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เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไม้เท้าmáai-táaoช่วยchûuaiพยุงpá-yungเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเจ็บjèpขาkǎaข้างkâangหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
He has to use a walking stick for support because one of his legs hurts.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetครั้งkrángนั้นnánเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngพึ่งpʉ̂ngไม้เท้าmáai-táaoเวลาwee-laaเดินdəənไปไหนมาไหนbpai-nǎi-maa-nǎi
After that accident, he had to rely on a cane whenever he walked anywhere.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛคุณปู่kun-bpùuจะjàอายุaa-yúเก้าgâaoสิบsìpแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛท่านtânก็gɔ̂ยังyangเดินdəənเหินhə̌ənคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoโดยdooiไม่mâiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไม้เท้าmáai-táaoเลยləəi
Even though my grandfather is ninety years old, he can still walk briskly without needing a cane at all.
2NounB2
staff (symbolic/functional)
a long stick carried as a symbol of authority or used as a tool (e.g., a wizard’s staff)
Examples
พ่อมดpɔ̂ɔ-mótพ่อมดpɔ̂ɔ-mótwizard; sorcerer (man)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)ถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about5[to] hold; possess (assets or rights)ไม้เท้าmáai-táaoไม้เท้าmáai-táao1walking stick; cane2staff (symbolic/functional)วิเศษwí-sèetวิเศษwí-sèet1excellent; wonderful2magical; supernatural3special; exceptionalที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentเสกsèekเสกsèek1[to] conjure; enchant2[to] bless; consecrate (ritually)3[to] make happen as if by magicอะไรก็ได้à-rai-gɔ̂-dâaiอะไรก็ได้à-rai-gɔ̂-dâaianything; whatever
The wizard in the fairy tale holds a magic staff that can conjure anything.
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หัวหน้าเผ่าhǔua-nâa-pàoถือtʉ̌ʉไม้เท้าmáai-táaoที่tîiแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làkอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaamซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแห่งhɛ̀ngอำนาจam-nâat
The tribal chief holds a beautifully carved staff which is a symbol of authority.
ในnaiเกมออนไลน์geem-ɔɔn-laaiนี้níiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnมีmiiไม้เท้าmáai-táaoในnaiตำนานdtam-naanที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatปล่อยbplɔ̀iพลังเวทมนตร์pá-lang-wêet-monทำลายล้างtam-laai-láangสูงsǔungได้dâai
In this online game, my character possesses a legendary staff that can unleash highly destructive magical energy.
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatโบราณboo-raanแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnกษัตริย์gà-sàtทรงsongถือtʉ̌ʉไม้เท้าmáai-táaoทองคำtɔɔng-kamอันเป็นan-bpenเครื่องบ่งชี้krʉ̂ʉang-bòng-chíiถึงtʉ̌ngสถานะsà-tǎa-náอันanสูงsǔungส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔngพระองค์prá-ong
The ancient painting shows the king holding a golden staff, an indicator of his noble status.
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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เท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportfootPart 2
ไม้เท้าmáai-táaoไม้เท้าmáai-táaowalking stick; canewalking stick; caneWord