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dtuua-mǎiMeaning
1NounB1
silkworm
the larval stage of the silk moth (Bombyx mori), raised for producing silk
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênตื่นเต้นdtèun dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilledที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้เห็นdâai hĕnได้เห็นdâai hĕn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]ตัวไหมdtuua măiตัวไหมdtuua măisilkwormกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ใบหม่อนbai mònใบหม่อนbai mònmulberry leaf
The children were excited to see the silkworms eating mulberry leaves.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเลี้ยงตัวlíiang-dtuuaไหมmǎiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำnamรังrangของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manไปbpaiผลิตpà-lìtเป็นbpenเส้นไหมsên-mǎi
The villagers raise silkworms to use their cocoons to produce silk thread.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàได้dâaiเส้นไหมsên-mǎiคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลเอาใจใส่duu-lɛɛ-ao-jai-sàiตัวไหมdtuua-mǎiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diiทุกtúkขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔn
To get high-quality silk thread, one must take very good care of the silkworms at every stage.
วงจรชีวิตwong-jɔɔn-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngตัวไหมdtuua-mǎiมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngต่อdtɔ̀ɔอุตสาหกรรมùt-sǎa-hà-gamการทอgaan-tɔɔผ้าไหมไทยpâa-mǎi-taiแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəm
The life cycle of the silkworm is extremely important to the traditional Thai silk weaving industry.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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
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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ตัวไหมdtuua-mǎiตัวไหมdtuua-mǎisilkwormsilkwormWord