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máai-lɔ́Meaning
1NounB2
prying/scraping tool; separating stick
A slender stick-like tool used to pry or scrape along an edge to separate flesh from a rind, shell, or bone, such as removing fruit segments (e.g., durian, jackfruit) or picking meat from shellfish.
Examples
คนขายkon-kǎaiคนขายkon-kǎaiseller; vendor; salespersonทุเรียนtú-riianทุเรียนtú-riian1durian (fruit)2durian treeใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้เลาะแซะmáai-lɔ́-sɛ́ไม้เลาะแซะmáai-lɔ́-sɛ́wooden prying tool; spudgerเนื้อทุเรียนnʉ́ʉa-tú-riianเนื้อทุเรียนnʉ́ʉa-tú-riiandurian flesh; durian pulpออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)พูpuuพูpuu1tuft; cluster (of soft fibers)2pulp (betel palm inflorescence); betel spadixอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
The durian seller used a slender stick tool to quickly pry the durian flesh out of the segments.
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ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiไม้เลาะmáai-lɔ́เราraoอาจจะàat-jàใช้cháiปลายbplaaiช้อนchɔ́ɔnหรือrʉ̌ʉด้ามdâamมีดmîitที่tîiไม่mâiคมkomแทนtɛɛnได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangหน่อยnɔ̀i
If you don't have a prying stick, you can use the tip of a spoon or the blunt handle of a knife instead, but you have to be careful.
การใช้gaan-cháiไม้เลาะmáai-lɔ́ที่tîiออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́จะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiได้dâaiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaขนุนkà-nǔnออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเป็นbpenยวงyuuangสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamไม่mâiฉีกขาดchìik-kàatเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanการใช้gaan-cháiมือmʉʉแกะgɛ̀
Using a specially designed prying stick helps to get jackfruit segments out beautifully intact, not torn like when using your hands.
สำหรับsăm-ràpอาหารทะเลaa-hăan tá-layราคาแพงraa-kaa paengอย่างyàangล็อบสเตอร์lóp-dtêrการมีgaan meeไม้เลาะmáai lórดีๆdee deeสักsàkอันanถือเป็นtĕu bpenการลงทุนgaan long tunที่têeคุ้มค่าkúm kâaเพราะpráwมันmanช่วยให้chûuai hâiเราraoเอาaoเนื้อnéuuaออกจากòk jàakเปลือกbplèuakได้dâiจนหมดjon mòtจดjòt
For expensive seafood like lobster, having a good prying tool is a worthwhile investment because it helps you get every last bit of meat out of the shell.
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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เลาะlɔ́เลาะlɔ́1[to] go along the edge; follow the side2[to] unpick stitches3[to] trim or cut along; strip off[to] go along the edge; follow the sidePart 2
ไม้เลาะmáai-lɔ́ไม้เลาะmáai-lɔ́prying/scraping tool; separating stickprying/scraping tool; separating stickWord