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dtôn-mɛ̂ɛMeaning
1NounB2
mother plant
A plant from which cuttings, seeds, or other materials are taken for propagation.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉak[to] have to choose; must chooseต้นแม่dtôn-mɛ̂ɛต้นแม่dtôn-mɛ̂ɛmother plantที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fitสมบูรณ์sǒm-buunสมบูรณ์sǒm-buun1complete; perfect; whole2robust; sound (of health/body)3fertile; bountiful (of land/resources)4valid; legally effective (legal)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadกิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyปักชำbpàk-chamปักชำbpàk-cham[to] plant a cutting; [to] propagate by cuttings
We need to select a healthy and strong mother plant to take cuttings for propagation.
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ถ้าtâaต้นแม่dtôn-mɛ̂ɛมีmiiโรคrôokต้นdtônที่tîiขยายพันธุ์kà-yǎai-panออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaก็gɔ̂มักจะmák-jàอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛตามไปด้วยdtaam-bpai-dûuai
If the mother plant has a disease, the propagated plants will often be weak as well.
สวนsǔuanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoคัดเลือกkát-lʉ̂ʉakต้นdtônแม่พันธุ์mɛ̂ɛ-panทุเรียนtú-riianอย่างพิถีพิถันyàang-pí-tǐi-pí-tǎnเพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtรุ่นrûnต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiจะjàมีคุณภาพmii-kun-ná-pâapดีเยี่ยมdii-yîiam
Our orchard meticulously selects durian mother plants to ensure that the next generation of produce will be of excellent quality.
ต้นแม่dtôn-mɛ̂ɛต้นdtônนี้níiถูกtùukเก็บรักษาgèp-rák-sǎaไว้wáiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàทางพันธุกรรมtaang-pan-tú-gamที่tîiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenซึ่งsʉ̂ngไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatหาได้hǎa-dâaiจากjàakต้นdtônอื่นʉ̀ʉn
This mother plant is preserved because it has outstanding genetic traits that cannot be found in other plants.
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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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 2
ต้นแม่dtôn-mɛ̂ɛต้นแม่dtôn-mɛ̂ɛmother plantmother plantWord