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máai-bɛ̀ɛtMeaning
1NounA2
badminton racket
a racket used to hit a shuttlecock in the sport of badminton
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไม้แบดmáai-bɛ̀ɛtไม้แบดmáai-bɛ̀ɛtbadminton racketอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
I have a new badminton racket.
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Yesterday, I went to buy a badminton racket with a friend.
His badminton racket broke while playing last Saturday.
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəไม่มีmâi-miiไม้แบดmáai-bɛ̀ɛtฉันchǎnให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉmอันanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnได้dâaiนะná
If you don't have a badminton racket, you can borrow mine for now.
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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แบดbɛ̀ɛtแบดbɛ̀ɛt1badminton (short form)2bad (slang; Eng. loanword, limited)badminton (short form)Part 2
ไม้แบดmáai-bɛ̀ɛtไม้แบดmáai-bɛ̀ɛtbadminton racketbadminton racketWord