ต้นเตย
dtôn-dtəəiMeaning
1NounA2
pandan plant; pandanus plant
A pandanus plant, especially fragrant pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius), whose leaves are used in cooking.
Examples
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I bought a pandan plant from the weekend market.
My aunt's house has a pandan plant in a pot.
คนไทยkon-taiนิยมní-yomปลูกbplùukต้นเตยdtôn-dtəəiไว้wáiในnaiสวนsǔuanเพราะprɔ́ใบbaiของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́ใช้cháiทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanได้dâai
Thai people like to plant pandan plants in their gardens because their leaves are fragrant and can be used for cooking.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
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เตยdtəəiเตยdtəəi1Toey (given name)2pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius)3pandanus (screw pine, genus Pandanus)Toey (given name)Part 2
ต้นเตยdtôn-dtəəiต้นเตยdtôn-dtəəipandan plant; pandanus plantpandan plant; pandanus plantWord