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äÁé  maaiH (22.)
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1.wood; wooden; woods; forest; stick; rod
2.[prefix for the formal naming of trees and the specific naming of their wood]
3.[prefix for the name of a] Thai tone mark or vowel symbol
4.[numerical classifier for wooden objects, including sports racquets]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÁéÒÂ
IPAmɑ́ːj
Royal Thai General Systemmai

similar
sounding
äËÁé, ËÁÒÂ, ÁèÒÂ, ËÁéÒÂ, ÁÒÂ, ãËÁè, äÁè, äËÁ
pronunciation note22. Note: In this word, the vowel is pronunced long. See the vowels page for more information.
1.   [noun, adjective, colloquial]
definition
wood; wooden; woods; forest; stick; rod

image    
examples¡ºäÊäÁé gohpL saiR maaiH(carpenter's) plane
´Í¡¡ÅéÇÂäÁé daawkL gluayF maaiHan orchid flower
¡ÅéÇÂäÁé gluayF maaiH[general] orchid
µé¹¡ÅéÇÂäÁé dtohnF gluayF maaiHan orchid plant
¡ÅéÒäÁé glaaF maaiHseedling
¡éÒ¹äÁégaanF maaiHbough; limb
¡Ôè§äÁégingL maaiHtree branch; wicker
¢Í¹äÁékhaawnR maaiHa log; timber
ªèÒ§äÁéchangF maaiHcarpenter
´Í¡äÁédaawkL maaiHflower
´Í¡äÁéä¿daawkL maaiH faiMformal term for fireworks
´Í¡äÁéÃèǧdaawkL maaiH ruaangFa girl who has lost her virginity
µé¹äÁé dtohnF maaiHtree or plant
µÍäÁéãµé¹éÓdtaawM maaiH dtaiF naahmHa snag
µÍäÁéáËÅÁãµé¹éÓÍѹà»ç¹ÍѹµÃÒµèÍ¡ÒÃà´Ô¹àÃ×Í
dtaawM maaiH laaemR dtaiF naahmH anM bpenM anM dtraayM dtaawL gaanM deernM reuuaM
a snag
µÑÇäÁédtuaaM maaiHstructural timber; structural lumber
µÒäÁédtaaM maaiHjoint
µÕà¡ÃÒÐà¤ÒÐäÁédteeM grawL khawH maaiHto beat the drums as a warning
¶Ñ§äÁéthangR maaiHwooden barrel
·è͹äÁéthaawnF maaiHa log
¹Ò§äÁénaangM maaiHtree nymph; forest fairy
á¹ÇäÁénaaeoM maaiHa line of trees
⺡äÁé⺡Á×ÍbohkL maaiH bohkL meuuMgesticulate; wave (one's) hand
ãºäÁébaiM maaiHleaf of a tree
»èÒäÁébpaaL maaiHforest
à»Å×Í¡äÁébpleuuakL maaiHtree bark
¼ÅäÁéphohnR laH maaiHfruit
¾×é¹äÁéÊÓËÃѺàÅè¹Êࡵ·ÕèÁÕÅÙ¡ÅéÍ
pheuunH maaiH sahmR rapL lehnF saL gaehtL theeF meeM luukF laawH
roller skating rink
¾ØèÁäÁéphoomF maaiHbush
à¾Òеé¹äÁé¢ÒÂphawH dtohnF maaiH khaayRto operate a horticultural nursery; to grow trees for sale
á¾ÃàÂ×èÍäÁéphraaeM yeuuaF maaiHsheer silk
ÁéÒäÁémaaH maaiHwooden horse
áÁèäÁémaaeF maaiH[lit. "mother of the woods"] [referring to] Muay Thai; Thai kickboxing
äÁé¡ÃдҹmaaiH graL daanMboard; wooden board; plank
äÁé¡ÇÒ´ maaiH gwaatLbroom
äÁéá¡è¹maaiH gaenLheartwood
äÁé¢Õ´maaiH kheetLmatch; matches (for lighting a fire)
äÁéá¢ç§maaiH khaengRhardwood
äÁéá¢Ç¹àÊ×éÍmaaiH khwaaenR seuuaFcoat hanger
äÁé¤ÇÑ¡ËÙmaaiH khwakH huuRearpick
äÁé¤éÓÊ¡ÕmaaiH khahmH saL geeMski pole
äÁé¨ÔéÁ¿Ñ¹maaiH jimF fanMtoothpick
äÁé´Í¡maaiH daawkLgarden plants
äÁéµÒÂmaaiH dtaayMplot; deception; trick; stratagem
äÁéµÕmaaiH dteeMwooden stick; bat; club; racquet (tennis, squash); swatter
äÁéµÕà·¹¹ÔÊmaaiH dteeM thaehnM nitHtennis racket
äÁé¶ÙºéÒ¹maaiH thuuR baanFmop
äÁé¶Ù¾×é¹maaiH thuuR pheuunHmop
äÁé·Ó¤ÇÒÁÊÐÍÒ´¡ÅéͧÂÒàÊé¹
maaiH thahmM khwaamM saL aatL glaawngF yaaM sehnF
pipe cleaner
äÁéà·éÒmaaiH thaaoHa walking stick, a cane
äÁéà·éÒᢹmaaiH thaaoH khaaenRarmrest
äÁé¹Ç´á»é§maaiH nuaatF bpaaengFrolling pin
äÁéºÃ÷ѴmaaiH banM thatH(measuring) ruler; straight edge
äÁéºÃ÷Ѵ·Õè¾Ñºä´émaaiH banM thatH theeF phapH daiFfolding rule
äÁéºÃ÷ѴÇÑ´ÁØÁmaaiH banM thatH watH moomMprotractor
äÁéàº×èÍäÁéàÁÒmaaiH beuuaL maaiH maoM[is] inimicable or inimical (to); antagonistic (with); [is] arch-enemy (with)
äÁéẴÁÔ¹µÑ¹maaiH baaetL minM dtanMbadminton racquet
äÁé»ÃдѺmaaiH bpraL dapLhouseplant
äÁé»ÃѺÃдѺmaaiH bprapL raH dapLlevel (contruction tool)
äÁé¾ÅͧmaaiH phlaawngMstick; club; cudgel
äÁé¾Ñ¹ÊÓÅÕmaaiH phanM sahmR leeMcotton swab
äÁé¾ÒÂmaaiH phaayMoar; paddle
äÁéàÁµÃmaaiH maeht[r]Fa one-meter measuring stick
äÁéÂÍ´´éǹmaaiH yaawtF duaanFthe last male in a family lineage
äÁéÂѹÃÑ¡áÃémaaiH yanM rakH raaeHcrutches
äÁéÂ×¹µé¹maaiH yeuunM dtohnFperennial plant
äÁéàÃÕÂÇmaaiH riaaoMa stick
äÁéÅéÁÅØ¡maaiH lohmH lookHannual (plant) 
äÁéÊÙ§maaiH suungRstilt; stilts
äÁé˹պ¼éÒ maaiH neepL phaaFclothes pin
äÁéËÁ͹maaiH maawnRwooden railroad tie
äÁéËѹÍÒ¡ÒÈmaaiH hanR aaM gaatL"stick turning in the air," [referring to] the short vowel, sara-a ( - ) the closed variant of -Ð
äÁéÍÑ´maaiH atLplywood
ÃÒ¡äÁéraakF maaiHroot (of a plant)
àÃ×ÍäÁéreuuaM maaiHwooden ship; boat made of wood
ÅÒÂäÁélaayM maaiH[of wood] grain
˹èÍäÁénaawL maaiHbamboo shoot
˹èÍäÁé½ÃÑè§ naawL maaiH faL rangLasparagus
ËÑÇäÁéhuaaR maaiHgangster; ruffian; rogue
ËÑÇäÁéhuaaR maaiHstump of trees or fragments of wood
sample
sentences
à¢Ò·Ó§Ò¹ÍÂÙè´Õ æ ¡çâ´¹äÁ鵡ãÊèËÑÇ
khaoR thahmM ngaanM yuuL deeM deeM gawF dohnM maaiH dtohkL saiL huaaR
"He was working along when, unexpectedly and without warning, a log fell on his head."
·Ò§´éÒ¹¢ÇÒµÔ´¡ÑºµÑǺéÒ¹à»ç¹âç¹Ò¢¹Ò´ãË­è·ÕèÊÃéÒ§µèÍÍÍ¡ä»ËÅѧ»ÃеÙäÁéºÒ¹
thaangM daanF khwaaR dtitL gapL dtuaaM baanF bpenM rohngM naaM khaL naatL yaiL theeF saangF dtaawL aawkL bpaiM langR bpraL dtuuM maaiH baanM
"On the right, attached to the house, there's a big barn which connects by a wooden gate."
ÁÕà§Ô¹Áշͧà¨Ã¨Òä´é ÁÕäÁéÁÕäÃè»ÅÙ¡àÃ×͹§ÒÁ
meeM ngernM meeM thaawngM jaehnM jaaM daiF meeM maaiH meeM raiF bpluukL reuuanM ngaamM
"Money talks."
äÁéã¡Åé½Ñè§
maaiH glaiF fangL
"One foot in the grave."
äÁé¾Õà¹×éÍËÍÁ äÁé¼ÍÁà¹×éÍàËÁç¹
maaiH pheeM neuuaH haawmR maaiH phaawmR neuuaH menR
"In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty."
äÁéÅéÁ¢éÒÁä´é ¤¹ÅéÁÍÂèÒ¢éÒÁ
maaiH lohmH khaamF daiF khohnM lohmH yaaL khaamF
"Don't hit a man when he is down."
äÁèàËç¹¹éӵѴ¡Ãк͡ äÁèàË繡ÃÐÃÍ¡¡è§Ë¹éÒäÁé
maiF henR naahmH dtatL graL baawkL maiF henR graL raawkF gohngL naaF maaiH
"Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. " — "Don't sell the bear skin before you have caught the bear."
äÁéÍè͹´Ñ´§èÒ äÁéá¡è´Ñ´ÂÒ¡
maaiH aawnL datL ngaayF maaiH gaaeL datL yaakF
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
variations¡Ôè§äÁégingL maaiHtree branch; wicker
ªèÒ§äÁéchangF maaiHcarpenter
¶Ñ§äÁéthangR maaiHwooden barrel
ãºäÁébaiM maaiHleaf of a tree
à»Å×Í¡äÁébpleuuakL maaiHtree bark
äÁé¡ÃдҹmaaiH graL daanMboard; wooden board; plank
äÁé¡ÇÒ´ maaiH gwaatLbroom
äÁéá¢Ç¹àÊ×éÍmaaiH khwaaenR seuuaFcoat hanger
äÁéẴÁÔ¹µÑ¹maaiH baaetL minM dtanMbadminton racquet
as a prefixäÁé¡ÃÐÂÒàÅÂmaaiH graL yaaM leeuyMhardwood; timber
äÁé¡êÍ¡maaiH gaawkHcork
äÁé¢Í¹maaiH khaawnRlogs; lumber
äÁé¤Ò¹maaiH khaanMa beam; a shaft; a pole used to carry items on the shoulder
äÁé¨Ó»ÒmaaiH jahmM bpaaMa forked pole used in harvesting fruits
äÁ髨§maaiH soongMtimber
äÁéµÐºÍ§maaiH dtaL baawngMwooden club; cudgel
äÁéà¶Ò maaiH thaoRa vine
äÁéàÅ×éÍÂmaaiH leuuayHa vine
äÁéʹmaaiH sohnRpine wood; deal (fir or pine wood)
äÁéÊÍÂmaaiH saawyRstick used for the purpose of ÊÍÂ
2.   [prefix]
definition
[prefix for the formal naming of trees and the specific naming of their wood]

example¾ÃóäÁéphanM maaiHkind of tree; variety of plant
as a prefixäÁéä¢èà¹èÒmaaiH khaiL naoFVitex glabrata (Verbenace)
äÁé«Ò¡maaiH saakFhardwood of the Serianthes grandiflora tree
äÁéä¼è  maaiH phaiLthe bamboo tree; bamboo wood
äÁéÊÑ¡maaiH sakLteak wood, the teak tree, Tectona grandis
3.   [noun, colloquial]
definition
[prefix for the name of a] Thai tone mark or vowel symbol

categories
as a prefixäÁé¨ÑµÇÒ maaiH jatL dtaL waaMthe fourth Thai Tone Marker; the Rising Tone Marker ()
äÁéµÃÕ maaiH dtreeMthe third Thai Tone Marker; the High Tone Marker ()
äÁéäµè¤ÙémaaiH dtaiL khuuH[name of] the short vowel marker ()
äÁé·Ñ³±¦ÒµmaiH thanM thaH khaatF[name of] the mark () silencing a letter
äÁéâ· maaiH thohMthe second Thai Tone Marker; the Falling Tone Marker ()
äÁéÁÅÒ maaiH maH laayM[name of] the Thai vowel with the symbol 'ä'
äÁéÁéǹ maaiH muaanH[name of] the Thai vowel with the symbol 'ã'
äÁéÂÁ¡maaiH yaH mohkH[name of] the repetition character in the Thai written language; 'æ'
äÁéàÍ¡ maaiH aehkLthe first Thai Tone Marker; the Low Tone Marker ()
4.   [classifier]
definition
[numerical classifier for wooden objects, including sports racquets]

enumerated
noun
äÁé¾ÒÂàÃ×ÍmaaiH phaayM reuuaMpaddle; boat paddle

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