ไม้เล็ก
máai-lékMeaning
1NounA2
small stick; small piece of wood
a small stick or small piece of wood, often used for simple tasks such as stirring, poking, or prodding.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้เล็กmáai-lékไม้เล็กmáai-léksmall stick; small piece of woodคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringกาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)
I use a small stick to stir the coffee.
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He picked up a small stick to stir the paint together.
The kids used small sticks to poke the soil and play in front of the house.
If there’s no spoon, we can gently stir the soup with a small stick.
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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ไม้เล็กmáai-lékไม้เล็กmáai-léksmall stick; small piece of woodsmall stick; small piece of woodWord