ไว้ทาน
wái-taanMeaning
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[to] set aside [food] to eat later
To keep or set aside food to be eaten later. 'ไว้ไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)' marks purpose or keeping for the future; 'ทานทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)' is a polite verb meaning 'to eat'.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertไว้ทานwái-taanไว้ทานwái-taan[to] set aside [food] to eat later
Mom is keeping the snack to eat later.
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I bought a lot of fruit; I'll keep it to eat tomorrow.
There's leftover food, don't throw it away. You can keep it to eat for the next meal.
กับข้าวgàp-kâaoที่ทำtêe tamวันนี้wan néeอร่อยà-ròiมากmâakผมpŏmเลยloieตักdtàkแบ่งbàengไว้ทานwái taanเป็นbpenมื้อกลางวันméuua glaang wanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanวันจันทร์wan jan
The food I cooked today is very delicious, so I set a portion aside to eat for lunch at work on Monday.
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
wái
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
ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)[to] keep; save; storePart 1
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ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)[to] eat; consume (polite)Part 2
ไว้ทานwái-taanไว้ทานwái-taan[to] set aside [food] to eat later[to] set aside [food] to eat laterWord