ดูแลนา
duu-lɛɛ-naaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] tend rice fields
To look after and manage paddy fields, including watering, weeding, and checking crop health.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyดูแลนาduu-lɛɛ-naaดูแลนาduu-lɛɛ-naa[to] tend rice fieldsแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoearly in the morning; since early morningรดน้ำrót-náamรดน้ำrót-náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ถอนtɔ̌ɔnถอนtɔ̌ɔn1[to] withdraw (money)2[to] pull out; extract; uproot3[to] withdraw; retreat4[to] drop; withdraw (from a course)5[to] cancel; revoke; rescind6[to] counteract; neutralize; diminish (an effect)หญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)แย่งyɛ̂ɛngแย่งyɛ̂ɛng1[to] snatch; grab away (from someone)2[to] compete for; vie forอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
Dad went to look after the paddy fields early, watering and weeding so the rice doesn't have to compete for nutrients.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiตากับยายdtaa-gàp-yaaiดูแลนาduu-lɛɛ-naaตรวจdtrùuatต้นข้าวdtôn-kâaoว่าwâaมีmiiแมลงmá-lɛɛngไหมmǎi
Yesterday I helped my grandparents look after the paddy fields, checking the rice plants for pests.
พอpɔɔฝนทิ้งช่วงfǒn-tíng-chûuangชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngผลัดกันplàt-ganดูแลนาduu-lɛɛ-naaเปิดbpə̀ətน้ำnáamจากjàakคลองklɔɔngเข้าkâoแปลงbplɛɛngให้hâiพอpɔɔ
When the rain holds off, villagers take turns managing the paddy fields, channeling water from the canal into the plots sufficiently.
ฤดูrʉ́-duuนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลนาduu-lɛɛ-naaอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítทั้งtángคุมkumระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamกำจัดgam-jàtวัชพืชwát-chá-pʉ̂ʉtและlɛ́ตรวจdtrùuatโรคrôokข้าวkâaoทุกtúkสัปดาห์sàp-daa
This season we must closely manage the paddies, controlling water levels, removing weeds, and checking for rice diseases weekly.
Tones
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3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
duu
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
ดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good condition[to] take care of; look afterPart 1
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ดูแลนาduu-lɛɛ-naaดูแลนาduu-lɛɛ-naa[to] tend rice fields[to] tend rice fieldsWord