ไม้แงะ
máai-ngɛ́Meaning
1NounB1
prying stick; wooden lever
A stick or piece of wood used as a lever to pry something open or apart.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactไม้แงะmáai-ngɛ́ไม้แงะmáai-ngɛ́prying stick; wooden leverมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ฝากระป๋องfǎa-grà-bpɔ̌ɔngฝากระป๋องfǎa-grà-bpɔ̌ɔngcan lid; can topสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)
Dad is looking for a prying stick to open the paint can lid.
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ฉันchănไม่มีmâi meeไขควงkăi kuuangเลยloieต้องdtôngใช้cháiปลายไม้bplaai máaiแงะngáeอันanเล็กๆlék lékนี่แหละnîi làeขันนอตkăn nótแทนtaenไปก่อนbpai gòn
I don't have a screwdriver, so I have to use the tip of this small prying stick to tighten the screw for now.
ตอนdtonไปbpaiเก็บgèpหอยนางรมhŏi naang romที่têeโขดหินkòht hĭnชาวบ้านchaao bâanใช้cháiไม้แงะmáai ngáeที่têeทำจากtam jàakไม้เนื้อแข็งmáai néuua kăengค่อยๆkôi kôiแซะหอยsáe hŏiออกจากòk jàakหินhĭn
When going to collect oysters from the rocks, the villagers use prying sticks made of hardwood to gently scrape the oysters off the stone.
ในทางnai-taangโบราณคดีboo-raan-ká-diiการใช้gaan-cháiเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉอย่างyàangไม้แงะmáai-ngɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamด้วยความระมัดระวังdûuai-kwaam-rá-mát-rá-wangสูงสุดsǔung-sùtเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiวัตถุโบราณwát-tù-boo-raanที่tîiเปราะบางbprɔ̀-baangเกิดgə̀ətความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎai
In archaeology, using a tool like a prying stick must be done with the utmost care to prevent damage to fragile artifacts.
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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แงะngɛ́แงะngɛ́1[to] pry; lever [sth] open2[to] extract; pick out3Siamese sal; teng tree (Northern Thai)[to] pry; lever [sth] openPart 2
ไม้แงะmáai-ngɛ́ไม้แงะmáai-ngɛ́prying stick; wooden leverprying stick; wooden leverWord