ไส
sǎiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] plane; shave smooth
To smooth or shape a surface, especially wood, by shaving off thin layers with a plane.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesไสไม้sǎi-máaiไสไม้sǎi-máai[to] plane wood; smooth woodแผ่นpɛ̀nแผ่นpɛ̀n1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เรียบrîiapเรียบrîiap1smooth; even; flat2plain; unadorned3neat; orderly; trim4completely; all gone5quiet; subdued (tone/style)6[to] be smooth; be even; lie flat
Dad is planing this board smooth.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngไสsǎiผิวไม้pǐu-máaiให้hâiเรียบrîiapก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iขัดkàtด้วยdûuaiกระดาษทรายgrà-dàat-saai
We need to plane the wood smooth first, then sand it.
เวลาwee-laaไสไม้sǎi-máaiควรkuuanดูduuทิศทางtít-taangของkɔ̌ɔngเสี้ยนsîianเพราะprɔ́ถ้าtâaไสsǎiย้อนyɔ́ɔnเสี้ยนsîianผิวไม้pǐu-máaiอาจàatฉีกchìikเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàเรียบrîiap
When planing wood, you should check the direction of the grain, because planing against it can tear the surface rather than smooth it.
2VerbB2
[to] push; shove along
To push or shove [sth] forward or into position, often sliding it along a surface or into a narrow space.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไสsǎiไสsǎi1[to] plane; shave smooth2[to] push; shove alongกล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3south; southern4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)เตียงdtiiangเตียงdtiiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacityอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
He pushed the box under the bed carefully.
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The housekeeper shoved the table against the wall to leave a walkway.
ช่างchângไสsǎiลิ้นชักlín-chákให้hâiเข้าร่องkâo-rɔ̂ngจนjonตรงกับdtrong-gàpหน้าบานnâa-baanแล้วlɛ́ɛoดันdanปิดสนิทbpìt-sà-nìt
The carpenter slid the drawer into its groove until aligned with the front and then pushed it shut.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanไสsǎiพาเลตpaa-lêetไปตามbpai-dtaamพื้นpʉ́ʉnเรียบrîiapด้วยdûuaiแฮนด์hɛɛnลิฟต์lípจนjonเข้าไปkâo-bpaiอยู่ในyùu-naiจุดjùtที่tîiกำหนดgam-nòtพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The worker pushed the pallet along the smooth floor with a hand lift until it was precisely in the designated position.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |