จุลชีพ
jun-lá-chîipMeaning
1NounB2
microorganism; microbe
a very small living organism seen only with a microscope, such as bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, or algae; often called a microbe
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกล้องจุลทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tátกล้องจุลทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tátmicroscopeดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindจุลชีพjun-lá-chîipจุลชีพjun-lá-chîipmicroorganism; microbeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]หยดน้ำyòt-náamหยดน้ำyòt-náam1a drop of water; water droplet2teardrop shape
Students used a microscope to observe microbes in a drop of water.
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จุลชีพjun-lá-chîipบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítช่วยchûuaiย่อยสลายyɔ̂ɔi-sà-lǎaiเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎanในดินnai-dinทำให้tam-hâiพืชpʉ̂ʉtเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtoo
Some microbes help decompose food waste in soil, allowing plants to grow.
นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatแยกจุลชีพyɛ̂ɛk-jun-lá-chîipจากjàakตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangดินdinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaบทบาทbòt-bàatในnaiการหมุนเวียนgaan-mǔn-wiianธาตุอาหารtâat-aa-hǎan
Scientists isolated microbes from soil samples to study their role in nutrient cycling.
การใช้gaan-cháiยาปฏิชีวนะyaa-bpà-dtì-chii-wá-náโดยdooiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpenอาจàatรบกวนróp-guuanสมดุลsǒm-dunของkɔ̌ɔngจุลชีพjun-lá-chîipในnaiลำไส้lam-sâiและlɛ́ก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətปัญหาสุขภาพbpan-hǎa-sùk-kà-pâap
Unnecessary antibiotic use can disrupt the balance of microbes in the gut and cause health problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จุลชีพ said จุน-ละ-ชีพ?
jun-lá-chîip
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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จุลชีพjun-lá-chîipจุลชีพjun-lá-chîipmicroorganism; microbemicroorganism; microbeWord