ดินดาน
din-daanMeaning
1NounB2
hardpan; compacted hard soil layer
A dense, compacted layer of soil found beneath the surface layer, which is difficult for water and plant roots to penetrate; hardpan.
Examples
ที่ดินtîi-dinที่ดินtîi-dinland (property)ผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoชั้นดินดานchán-din-daanชั้นดินดานchán-din-daanhardpan layer (soil)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างใต้kâang-dtâaiข้างใต้kâang-dtâai1underneath; below2under; beneath [sth]ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ปลูกพืชbplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtปลูกพืชbplùuk-pʉ̂ʉt[to] grow plants; [to] plant cropsรากลึกrâak-lʉ́kรากลึกrâak-lʉ́k1deep-rooted (literal)2deep-rooted; entrenched (figurative)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้ผลdâai-pǒnได้ผลdâai-pǒn[to] be effective; get results; work
This plot of land has a hardpan layer underneath, making it difficult to grow deep-rooted plants effectively.
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เวลาwee-laaฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkน้ำnáamจะjàขังkǎngบนbonผิวดินpǐu-dinเพราะprɔ́ซึมผ่านsʉm-pàanชั้นดินดานchán-din-daanลงไปlong-bpaiได้dâaiยากyâak
When it rains heavily, water pools on the surface because it's hard for it to penetrate the hardpan layer.
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไถระเบิดดินดานtǎi-rá-bə̀ət-din-daanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำลายtam-laaiชั้นดินchán-dinที่tîiแข็งkɛ̌ngและlɛ́ปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungโครงสร้างดินkroong-sâang-dinให้hâiรากพืชrâak-pʉ̂ʉtชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiได้dâai
Farmers have to use a subsoiler to break the hardpan layer in order to improve the soil structure for plant roots to penetrate.
ดินดานdin daanมักmákเกิดจากgèrt jàakการสะสมgaan sà-sŏmของkŏngแร่ธาตุrâe tâatอย่างyàangเหล็กlèkหรือrĕuซิลิกาsí-lí-gâaที่têeถูกtòokชะล้างchá láangลงlongมาแล้วmaa láewยึดเกาะyéut gòอนุภาคดินà-nú-pâak dinจนแน่นjon nâenทึบtúp
Hardpan is often formed from the accumulation of minerals like iron or silica that have leached down and cemented the soil particles together, making them dense.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
din
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
ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 1
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ดินดานdin-daanดินดานdin-daanhardpan; compacted hard soil layerhardpan; compacted hard soil layerWord