ดอกราตรี(dòk raa-dtree)
Meanings
1NounB2
night-blooming jasmine; Cestrum nocturnum
a fragrant shrub in the nightshade family whose small greenish-white flowers open at night; commonly called night-blooming jasmine; in Thai also shortened to ราตรีราตรีraa-dtreenight; nighttime (formal/literary); not a true jasmine
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; baseดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtree1flower of the night-blooming jasmine2night-blooming jasmine; Cestrum nocturnumไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeรั้วบ้านrúua bâanรั้วบ้านrúua bâanhouse fence; residential perimeter fence/wall
My mother planted a night-blooming jasmine shrub by the house fence.
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ต้นdtônดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeต้องการdtông gaanแดดจัดdàet jàtในnaiตอนกลางวันdton glaang wanเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jàออกดอกòk dòkได้ดีdâai dee
The night-blooming jasmine shrub needs strong sunlight during the day in order to bloom well.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiต้นdtônดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeแตกกิ่งก้านdtàek gìng gâanและláeให้ดอกhâi dòkเยอะๆyér-yérควรkuuanตัดแต่งกิ่งdtàt dtàeng gìngหลังlăngหมดmòtฤดูréu-dooดอกdòk
If you want the night-blooming jasmine shrub to branch out and produce lots of flowers, you should prune it after the blooming season is over.
พอporตกกลางคืนdtòk glaang keunกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmฟุ้งfúngจากjàakพุ่มpûmดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeที่têeปลูกbplòokไว้wáiก็gâwลอยเข้ามาloi kâo maaในบ้านnai bâan
When night falls, the strong fragrance from the night-blooming jasmine shrubs that were planted wafts into the house.
2NounB2
flower of the night-blooming jasmine
a blossom from the night-blooming jasmine plant, noted for its strong nighttime fragrance
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พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyตกกลางคืนdtòk glaang keunตกกลางคืนdtòk glaang keunwhen night falls; come nightfallกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmpleasant smell; fragranceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtree1flower of the night-blooming jasmine2night-blooming jasmine; Cestrum nocturnumก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ลอยมาloi maaลอยมาloi maa1[of sound/smell] to waft over2[to] drift/float toward3[fig.] to surface (in the mind)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1after; behind; in pursuit of2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4[to] follow; go after5along; along (a path); following (direction)ลมlomลมlom1air (breath); life-force (traditional)2gas; flatulence3wind4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]2[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; renderรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiผ่อนคลายpòn klaai1[to] relax; ease; loosen2relaxed; at ease; loosened
When night falls, the fragrance of the night-blooming jasmine blossoms drifts on the wind, making you feel relaxed.
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แม่mâeชอบchôpเก็บgèpดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeที่têeร่วงrûuangตอนเช้าdton cháaoไปbpaiใส่sàiในnaiพานpaanเล็กๆlék lékบนbonโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaan
Mom likes to collect the night-blooming jasmine blossoms that fall in the morning and put them in a small tray on her work desk.
กลิ่นglìnเย้ายวนyáo yuanของkŏngดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeในnaiคืนkeunเดือนหงายdeuuan ngăaiมักmákถูกtòokนำไปใช้nam bpai cháiในnaiงานประพันธ์ngaan bprà-panเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศโรแมนติกban-yaa-gàat roh-maen-dtìk
The alluring scent of night-blooming jasmine blossoms on a moonlit night is often used in literary works to create a romantic atmosphere.
ใครkraiจะjàไปbpaiคิดว่าkít wâaดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeเล็กๆlék lékสีขาวsĕe kăaoอมเขียวom kĭiaoเหล่านี้lào néeจะสามารถjà săa-mâatส่งกลิ่นsòng glìnหอมฟุ้งhŏm fúungไปได้ไกลbpai dâai glaiขนาดนี้kà-nàat née
Who would have thought that these small, greenish-white night-blooming jasmine blossoms could send their fragrance so far and wide?
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ดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreenight-blooming jasmine; Cestrum nocturnum