ตนุ
dtà-núMeanings
1NounC1
green sea turtle
green sea turtle (often used to refer to the species Chelonia mydas, usually in the compound เต่าตนุ)
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchเต่าdtàoเต่าdtào1turtle; tortoise; terrapin2slow person/thing (figurative)ตนุdtà-núตนุdtà-nú1green sea turtle2self; bodyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศูนย์อนุรักษ์sǔun-à-nú-rákศูนย์อนุรักษ์sǔun-à-nú-rákconservation centerพันธุ์panพันธุ์pan1breed/variety/strain2seed (for planting)3lineage; stock; ancestry4kind/type (colloquial)เต่าdtàoเต่าdtào1turtle; tortoise; terrapin2slow person/thing (figurative)ทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
Let's go see the green sea turtles at the sea turtle conservation center today.
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เต่าdtàoตนุdtà-nùเป็นbpenสัตว์ป่าคุ้มครองsàt bpàa kúm-krongที่têeกำลังgam-langเผชิญกับphà-chern gàpภัยคุกคามpai kúk-kaamจากjàakขยะพลาสติกkà-yà pláas-dtìkในnaiมหาสมุทรmá-hăa-sà-mùt
The green sea turtle is a protected wild animal that is facing threats from plastic waste in the ocean.
การgaanลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpเก็บgèpไข่kàiเต่าdtàoตนุdtà-núบนbonเกาะgɔ̀แห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetทางทะเลtaang-tá-lee
The illegal harvesting of green sea turtle eggs on this island severely impacts the marine ecosystem.
นักวิจัยnák wí-jaiได้dâiติดเครื่องdtìt krêuuangส่งสัญญาณsòng săn-yaanดาวเทียมdaao tiiamไว้บนwái bonกระดองgrà-dongของkŏngเต่าdtàoตนุdtà-nùเพื่อpêuuaศึกษาsèuk-săaเส้นทางsên taangการอพยพgaan òp-pá-yópของkŏngพวกมันpûuak man
Researchers attached satellite transmitters to the carapaces of green sea turtles to study their migration routes.
2NounC2
self; body
the self or the body, used mainly in archaic, poetic, or formal literary contexts
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ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]โหราศาสตร์hǒo-raa-sàatโหราศาสตร์hǒo-raa-sàatastrologyภพตนุpóp-dtà-núภพตนุpóp-dtà-núfirst house in astrologyหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)ตัวตนdtuua-dtonตัวตนdtuua-dton1identity; self2existence as an individualและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítlifestyle; way of life; lifewaysของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าชะตาjâao-chá-dtaaเจ้าชะตาjâao-chá-dtaathe person whose horoscope is being read; the native (astrology)
In astrology, the 'Tanu' house refers to the self and the life path of the native.
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กวีgà-wiiมักmákใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaตนุdtà-núในnaiวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngร่างกายrâang-gaaiของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengอย่างyàangสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuai
Poets often used the word 'Tanu' in ancient literature to elegantly refer to one's own body.
กวีgà-wiiรำพันram-panในnaiบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnว่าwâaตนุdtà-núนี้níiช่างchâangอาaaภัพpápนักnákที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngพลัดพรากplát-prâakจากjàakนางnaangอันanเป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rák
The poet lamented in the poem that he (this self) was so unfortunate to be separated from his beloved.
คำว่าkam-wâaตนุdtà-núในnaiฉันทลักษณ์chǎn-tá-lákไทยtaiมักmákถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaตัวdtuuaข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความไพเราะkwaam-pai-rɔ́
The word "Tanu" in Thai prosody is often used instead of "I" to create melodic beauty.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตนุ said ตะ-นุ?
dtà-nú
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |