ตัวอ่อน
dtuua-ɔ̀ɔnMeanings
1NounB2
embryo (early developmental stage)
an early stage of a developing animal before birth or hatching (also used in medical/IVF contexts)
Examples
คุณหมอkun-mɔ̌ɔคุณหมอkun-mɔ̌ɔdoctor (polite address)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeการย้ายgaan-yáaiการย้ายgaan-yáai1relocation; move2transfer; reassignmentตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔn1embryo (early developmental stage)2larva/nymph (immature stage)3[to] go limp; feel weak (colloquial)กลับเข้าสู่glàp-kâo-sùuกลับเข้าสู่glàp-kâo-sùu1[to] re-enter; return to (a place/group)2[to] return to (a previous state/condition)โพรงมดลูกproong-mót-lûukโพรงมดลูกproong-mót-lûukuterine cavityของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
The doctor performed the transfer of the embryo back into the mother's uterus.
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กว่าจะgwàa-jàฟักfákออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเป็นbpenลูกเจี๊ยบlûuk-jíiapตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooในnaiไข่kàiประมาณbprà-maan21วันwan
Before hatching into a chick, the embryo must grow inside the egg for about 21 days.
นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaการแบ่งเซลล์gaan-bɛ̀ng-seelของkɔ̌ɔngตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooของkɔ̌ɔngสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng-mii-chii-wít
Scientists are studying the cell division of the embryo to understand the growth process of living organisms.
เทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiการแช่gaan-chɛ̂ɛแข็งตัวkɛ̌ng-dtuuaอ่อนɔ̀ɔnช่วยให้chûuai-hâiคู่รักkûu-rákที่tîiมีmiiบุตรbùtยากyâakสามารถsǎa-mâatวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnการมีgaan-miiลูกlûukในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótได้dâai
Embryo freezing technology allows couples with fertility issues to plan for having children in the future.
2NounB2
larva/nymph (immature stage)
the immature form of insects or other animals that looks different from the adult (e.g., insect larvae, nymphs, parasite larvae)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำนิ่งnáam-nîngน้ำนิ่งnáam-nîngstill water; calm waterมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔn1embryo (early developmental stage)2larva/nymph (immature stage)3[to] go limp; feel weak (colloquial)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâacalled; known asลูกน้ำlûuk-náamลูกน้ำlûuk-náam1comma (common term)2mosquito larvaอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabit
In still water, there are often mosquito larvae, which are called 'look-nam'.
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หนอนผีเสื้อnɔ̌ɔn-pǐi-sʉ̂ʉaก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉaก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàกลายเป็นglaai-bpenดักแด้dàk-dɛ̂ɛและlɛ́ตัวเต็มวัยdtuua-dtem-wai
A butterfly caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly, before it becomes a chrysalis and an adult.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaระยะrá-yáตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngแมลงmá-lɛɛngชนิดchá-nítใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiวงจรชีวิตwong-jɔɔn-chii-wítของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
Researchers are studying the larval stage of a new insect species to understand its life cycle.
การพบgaan pópตัวอ่อนdtuua ònของkŏngแมลงปอmá-laeng bpoในnaiแหล่งน้ำlàeng náamเป็นbpenตัวชี้วัดdtuua chée wàtว่าwâaน้ำnáamในnaiบริเวณbo-rí-waynนั้นnánมีคุณภาพmee kun-ná-pâapดีdeeและláeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีmeeมลพิษmon-lá-pít
Finding dragonfly larvae in a water source is an indicator that the water in that area is of good quality and has little pollution.
3VerbB2
[to] go limp; feel weak (colloquial)
to suddenly feel faint or lose bodily strength from shock, fear, or exhaustion (e.g., go weak at the knees)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูnguuงูnguusnakeเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเลื้อยlʉ́ʉai1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔn1embryo (early developmental stage)2larva/nymph (immature stage)3[to] go limp; feel weak (colloquial)ไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
When he saw a snake slither past him, he was so shocked he went completely weak.
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เขาkǎoทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daaพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngวันหยุดwan-yùtก็gɔ̂รู้สึกตัวrúu-sʉ̀k-dtuuaอ่อนɔ̀ɔnไม่mâiอยากyàakทำอะไรtam-à-raiเลยləəi
He worked hard all week, so when the weekend came, he felt exhausted and didn't want to do anything.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiกรรมgamการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatว่าwâaเธอtəəเป็นbpenผู้ชนะpûu-chá-náเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ดีใจdii-jaiจนjonเข่าkàoทรุดตัวsút-dtuuaอ่อนลงɔ̀ɔn-longไปbpaiกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉn
The moment the judge announced she was the winner, she was so overjoyed that her knees gave out and she went weak, collapsing to the floor.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเขาkǎoถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaที่นั่งtîi-nângทันทีtan-tii
Upon hearing the terrible news about his close friend's accident, he suddenly went weak and had to find a place to sit immediately.
Tones
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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
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Result
Mid tone
dtuua
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
ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 1
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อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciatesoft; tenderPart 2
ตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnembryo (early developmental stage)embryo (early developmental stage)Word