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máai-pàiMeanings
1NounA2
bamboo (plant)
A tall, fast-growing grass with hollow, woody stems.
Examples
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Behind my house, there is a large bamboo grove.
Pandas like to eat bamboo leaves.
ไม้ไผ่máai-pàiเป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtที่tîiโตเร็วdtoo-reoมากmâakแค่kɛ̂ɛไม่กี่mâi-gìiเดือนdʉʉanก็gɔ̂สูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nหลายlǎaiเมตรméetแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Bamboo is a very fast-growing plant; in just a few months, it can grow several meters taller.
2NounB1
bamboo (material)
The hard, hollow stem of the bamboo plant used as a material for construction, furniture, or crafts.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeบันไดban-daiบันไดban-dai1stairs; staircase2ladder3stairway (figurative path upward)
He used bamboo to make a ladder.
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เฟอร์นิเจอร์fəə-ní-jə̂əที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakไม้ไผ่máai-pàiกำลังgam-langเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomเพราะprɔ́ดูduuเป็นธรรมชาติbpen-tam-má-châat
Furniture made from bamboo is becoming popular because it looks natural.
คนไทยkon-taiสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnใช้cháiกระบอกไม้ไผ่grà-bɔ̀ɔk-máai-pàiในnaiการหุงข้าวgaan-hǔng-kâaoซึ่งsʉ̂ngเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaข้าวหลามkâao-lǎam
Thai people in the past used bamboo tubes to cook rice, which is called 'khao lam'.
ช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉคนนี้kon-níiสามารถsǎa-mâatสานsǎanไม้ไผ่máai-pàiให้hâiเป็นbpenตะกร้าdtà-grâaรูปทรงrûup-songซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnได้dâaiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang-nâa-tʉ̂ng
This craftsman can weave bamboo into intricately shaped baskets in an amazing way.
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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ไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pàibamboo (plant)bamboo (plant)Word