ต้นมะเขือเทศ(dtôn-má-kĕuua-tâyt)

Meanings

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tomato plant

The plant Solanum lycopersicum that produces tomatoes; eaten as a vegetable/fruit.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นมะเขือเทศdtôn-má-kĕuua-tâytต้นมะเขือเทศdtôn-má-kĕuua-tâyttomato plantไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)
I grow tomato plants behind the house.

Word Breakdown

ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesPart 1
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มะเขือเทศmá-kĕuua-tâytมะเขือเทศmá-kĕuua-tâyt1tomato (fruit)2tomato plantPart 2
ต้นมะเขือเทศdtôn-má-kĕuua-tâytต้นมะเขือเทศdtôn-má-kĕuua-tâyttomato plant