ต้นไม้

dtôn-máai

Meanings

1NounA1

tree

a perennial plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves

Examples

นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàilarge tree; big tree
This is a big tree.
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ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiนั้นnánมีmiiลำต้นlam-dtônสูงsǔungมากmâak
That tree has a very tall trunk.
บ้านbâanคุณปู่kun-bpùuมีmiiต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangอยู่yùuหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan
Grandpa's house has a mango tree behind it.
นกnókกำลังgam-langสร้างsâangรังrangบนbonกิ่งgìngของkɔ̌ɔngต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นdtônนั้นnán
A bird is building a nest on a branch of that tree.
2NounA2

plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)

plants or greenery in general in everyday use, especially trees and other woody plants

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
There is a lot of greenery in the park.
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ฉันchănอยากyàakซื้อséuต้นไม้dtôn máaiเล็กๆlék lékมาmaaวางwaangบนbonโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaan
I want to buy some small plants to put on my desk.
แถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiมีmiiร้านráanขายkǎaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiไหมmǎiครับkráp
Is there a plant shop around here?
การอยู่gaan yòoใกล้ชิดglâi chítธรรมชาติtam-má-châatและláeเห็นhĕnต้นไม้dtôn máaiเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoช่วยให้chûuai hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukสดชื่นsòt-chêunขึ้นkêun
Being close to nature and seeing green plants helps you feel refreshed.

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)tree; plantPart 1
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaitreetreeWord

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