ตะบูน
dtà-buunMeaning
1NounC2
cannonball mangrove; mangrove tree
a type of mangrove tree (genus Xylocarpus) commonly found in coastal areas
Examples
ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ตะบูนdtà-buunตะบูนdtà-buuncannonball mangrove; mangrove treeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พันธุ์ไม้pan-máaiพันธุ์ไม้pan-máaiplant species/variety; cultivarป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenmangrove forestที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw upแผ่ขยายpɛ̀ɛ-kà-yǎaiแผ่ขยายpɛ̀ɛ-kà-yǎai1[to] expand; extend (transitive)2[to] expand; spread (intransitive)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ยึดyʉ́tยึดyʉ́t1[to] seize; confiscate2[to] hold; grip; fasten; secure3[to] occupy; seize control (of place/vehicle)4[to] adhere to; stick to [sth] (principle/position)5[to] become stiff; seize upหน้าดินnâa-dinหน้าดินnâa-din1topsoil; surface soil (A horizon)2soil surface; ground surfaceไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventพังทลายpang-tá-laaiพังทลายpang-tá-laai1[to] collapse; crumble; cave in2[to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)
The Taboon tree is a mangrove species with spreading roots that help anchor the topsoil and prevent erosion.
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ผลpǒnของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônตะบูนdtà-buunมีmiiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakแข็งkɛ̌ngและlɛ́มีmiiรูปrûupทรงกลมsong-glomคล้ายkláaiลูกระเบิดlûuk-rá-bə̀ətซึ่งsʉ̂ngจะjàแตกออกdtɛ̀ɛk-ɔ̀ɔkเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaร่วงหล่นrûuang-lònลงสู่long-sùuพื้นpʉ́ʉnโคลนkloon
The fruit of the Xylocarpus tree has a hard shell and a round shape resembling a bomb, which bursts open when it falls onto the mud.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiชายฝั่งchaai-fàngนิยมní-yomนำnamเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônตะบูนdtà-buunมาสmâatกัดgàtเป็นbpenสีย้อมsǐi-yɔ́ɔmผ้าpâaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiสีน้ำตาลเข้มsǐi-nám-dtaan-kêmที่tîiเป็นธรรมชาติbpen-tam-má-châat
Coastal villagers commonly extract dye from the bark of the Xylocarpus tree to obtain a natural dark brown color for dyeing fabrics.
ในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenต้นdtônตะบูนdtà-buunจัดเป็นjàt-bpenไม้máaiที่tîiมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งยวดyàang-yîng-yûuatต่อdtɔ̀ɔการสร้างgaan-sâangความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunและlɛ́เป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngอนุบาลสัตว์à-nú-baan-sàtน้ำnáamวัยอ่อนwai-ɔ̀ɔn
In the mangrove ecosystem, the Xylocarpus is a tree of paramount importance for generating ecological fertility and serving as a nursery for juvenile marine life.
Tones
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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 | — | — |