กระถิน
grà-tǐnMeaning
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leucaena; lead tree
A small fast-growing tropical tree (Leucaena leucocephala) with feathery leaves and edible young pods; used as fodder, green manure, and for erosion control; sometimes considered invasive.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanneighborhood; local areaชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to 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)ยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnyoung shoot; tender tip (plant)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)กระถินgrà-tǐnกระถินgrà-tǐnleucaena; lead treeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินกับgin-gàpกินกับgin-gàp[to] eat with [sth]ส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya salad
People in the neighborhood like to pick the young shoots of the krathin tree to eat with papaya salad.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanตัดdtàtกิ่งgìngกระถินgrà-tǐnไปให้bpai-hâiวัวwuuaและlɛ́แพะpɛ́กินginเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hǎanเพราะprɔ́มันmanเป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtที่tîiหาได้ง่ายhǎa-dâai-ngâaiและlɛ́โตเร็วdtoo-reo
Villagers cut krathin branches to feed their cows and goats because it's an easily found and fast-growing plant.
โครงการหลวงkroong-gaan-lǔuangได้dâaiส่งเสริมsòng-sə̌əmให้hâiเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnปลูกbplùukต้นdtônกระถินgrà-tǐnตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoตลิ่งdtà-lìngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการพังทลายgaan-pang-tá-laaiของkɔ̌ɔngดินdin
The Royal Project has encouraged farmers to plant krathin trees along riverbanks to help prevent soil erosion.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaกระถินgrà-tǐnจะjàมีประโยชน์mii-bprà-yòotหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngควบคุมkûuap-kumการแพร่กระจายgaan-prɛ̂ɛ-grà-jaaiเพราะprɔ́มันmanสามารถsǎa-mâatกลายเป็นglaai-bpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtรุกรานrúk-raanที่tîiกระทบgrà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetได้dâai
Although krathin has many uses, its spread must be controlled because it can become an invasive species that affects the ecosystem.
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 classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |