ขนุน
kà-nǔnMeanings
1NounA2
jackfruit (fruit)
A very large tropical fruit (jackfruit) with a spiky green rind and sweet yellow flesh made up of edible bulbs around seeds.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนุนkà-nǔnขนุนkà-nǔn1jackfruit (fruit)2jackfruit tree
I like to eat jackfruit.
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Jackfruit has a fragrant smell and a very sweet taste.
Today, grandma bought one big jackfruit for me.
เวลาway-laaซื้อséuขนุนkà-nŭnมาmaaทั้งtángลูกlôokการgaanแกะgàeจะjàลำบากlam-bàakหน่อยnòiเพราะpráwมีmeeยางyaangเหนียวๆnĭiao-nĭiaoติดมือdtìt meu
When you buy a whole jackfruit, peeling it is a bit difficult because the sticky sap gets on your hands.
2NounB1
jackfruit tree
The evergreen tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) that bears jackfruit.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นขนุนdtôn-kà-nǔnต้นขนุนdtôn-kà-nǔnjackfruit treeไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
My house has one jackfruit tree planted behind it.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiตัดแต่งกิ่งdtàt-dtɛ̀ng-gìngของkɔ̌ɔngต้นขนุนdtôn-kà-nǔnไม่ให้mâi-hâiมันmanสูงเกินไปsǔung-gəən-bpai
We have to periodically prune the branches of the jackfruit tree to keep it from getting too tall.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อโบราณkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-boo-raanการปลูกgaan-bplùukต้นขนุนdtôn-kà-nǔnไว้wáiในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenบ้านbâanจะjàช่วยchûuaiหนุนนำnǔn-namให้hâiมีmiiคนkonคอยkɔɔiสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔn
According to ancient beliefs, planting a jackfruit tree on one's property will bring support from others.
การโค่นgaan-kôonต้นขนุนdtôn-kà-nǔnใหญ่yàiอายุaa-yúกว่าgwàaร้อยปีrɔ́ɔi-bpiiต้นdtônนั้นnánเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngเพราะprɔ́มันmanให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoแก่gɛ̀ɛชุมชนchum-chonมานานmaa-naan
Felling that large, hundred-year-old jackfruit tree was a great shame, as it had provided shade for the community for a long time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขนุน said ขะ-หนุน?
kà-nǔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |