ถือกิน
tʉ̌ʉ-ginMeaning
1VerbB1
to observe dietary restrictions
to follow dietary rules or abstain from certain foods for religious, cultural, or health reasons
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4span; distance between two pointsเทศกาลกินเจtêet-sà-gaan-gin-jeeเทศกาลกินเจtêet-sà-gaan-gin-jeeVegetarian Festival (Nine Emperor Gods Festival)หลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถือกินtʉ̌ʉ-ginถือกินtʉ̌ʉ-ginto observe dietary restrictionsเนื้อสัตว์nʉ́ʉa-sàtเนื้อสัตว์nʉ́ʉa-sàtmeat (animal flesh for food)ทุกtúkทุกtúkevery; eachชนิดchá-nítชนิดchá-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)
During the vegetarian festival, many people abstain from all kinds of meat.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเป็นbpenคนkonถือกินtʉ̌ʉ-ginท่านtânจะjàไม่mâiกินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉaวัวwuuaกับgàpปลาดุกbplaa-dùk
My grandmother is selective about her food; she won't eat beef or catfish.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnถือกินtʉ̌ʉ-ginมากmâakถ้าtâaไปbpaiร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakร้านráanที่tîiเขาkǎoกินได้gin-dâai
My friend is very fastidious about food. If we go to a restaurant, we have to choose one where he can eat.
เขาkǎoถือกินtʉ̌ʉ-ginของดิบkɔ̌ɔng-dìpทุกtúkชนิดchá-nítเพราะprɔ́เคยkəəiอาหารเป็นพิษaa-hǎan-bpen-pítรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าโรงพยาบาลkâo-roong-pá-yaa-baan
He is strict about not eating any raw food because he once had severe food poisoning that required hospitalization.
คนเล่นของkon-lên-kɔ̌ɔngสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักจะmák-jàถือกินtʉ̌ʉ-ginไม่mâiบริโภคbɔɔ-rí-pôokอาหารบางอย่างaa-hǎan-baang-yàangตามdtaamข้อห้ามkɔ̂ɔ-hâamของkɔ̌ɔngครูบาอาจารย์kruu-baa-aa-jaan
Practitioners of magic in the old days were often fastidious about food, not consuming certain items according to their masters' prohibitions.
My grandmother has abstained from eating beef her whole life.
He is Muslim, so he abstains from eating pork according to his religion.
บางคนbaang-konมีmiiความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการถือgaan-tʉ̌ʉกินginอาหารaa-hǎanบางbaangประเภทbprà-pêetในnaiวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเสริมสิริมงคลsə̌əm-sì-rí-mong-kon
Some people have a belief about abstaining from certain types of food on their own birthday for good fortune.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tʉ̌ʉ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about5[to] hold; possess (assets or rights)[to] hold; carry (by hand)Part 1
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ถือกินtʉ̌ʉ-ginถือกินtʉ̌ʉ-ginto observe dietary restrictionsto observe dietary restrictionsWord