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tǔng-kàiMeanings
1NounB2
scrotum (informal)
The pouch of skin that contains the testicles; an informal term for the scrotum.
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctorเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingถุงไข่tǔng-kàiถุงไข่tǔng-kài1scrotum (informal)2egg sac3ovarian follicleบวมbuuamบวมbuuam1swollen; puffy2[to] swell; [to] puff up3inflated (price/figure), exaggeratedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ปวดbpùuatปวดbpùuat[to] ache; [to] be in painมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He went to the doctor right away because his scrotum was swollen and very painful.
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ลูกบอลlôok bonกระแทกgrà-tâekถุงไข่tŭng kàiเขาkăoเต็มdtemๆ-จนjonเขาkăoต้องdtôngหยุดyùtเล่นlênและláeนั่งพักnâng pák
The ball hit him squarely in the scrotum, so he had to stop playing and sit down.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtหมอmɔ̌ɔแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiเขาkǎoสวมsǔuamกางเกงgaang-geengในnaiที่tîiช่วยchûuaiพยุงpá-yungถุงไข่tǔng-kàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótอาการaa-gaanเจ็บjèp
After the surgery, the doctor recommended wearing underwear that supported his scrotum to reduce pain.
เขาkǎoลังเลlang-leeที่จะtîi-jàไปbpaiตรวจdtrùuatเพราะprɔ́อายaaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiบอกbɔ̀ɔkหมอmɔ̌ɔว่าwâaมีmiiก้อนgɔ̂ɔnผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìที่tîiถุงไข่tǔng-kài
He hesitated to get examined because he was embarrassed, but eventually decided to tell the doctor about an unusual lump in his scrotum.
2NounB2
egg sac
A sac or enclosing structure that holds an animal's eggs, such as the silk egg sac of a spider.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumspiderเฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2keep (doing); continually3[to] await; watch forถุงไข่tǔng-kàiถุงไข่tǔng-kài1scrotum (informal)2egg sac3ovarian follicleอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâai1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]ใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลูกแมงมุมlûuk-mɛɛng-mumลูกแมงมุมlûuk-mɛɛng-mumspiderling; baby spiderฟักfákฟักfák1winter melon; wax gourd2[to] hatch; incubateออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
The mother spider guarded her egg sac under a leaf until the baby spiders hatched.
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ฉันchǎnเห็นhěnแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngคาบkâapถุงไข่tǔng-kàiไว้wáiขณะkà-nàเดินdəənบนbonใบไม้bai-máai
I saw a spider carrying an egg sac in its jaws as it walked across a leaf.
ถุงไข่tǔng-kàiของkɔ̌ɔngแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítหุ้มhûmด้วยdûuaiใยyaiหลายlǎaiชั้นchánซึ่งsʉ̂ngช่วยchûuaiปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngไข่kàiที่อยู่tîi-yùuข้างในkâang-naiจากjàakอันตรายan-dtà-raai
The egg sacs of some spider species are wrapped in several layers of silk, which help protect the eggs inside from harm.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใยyaiธรรมดาtam-má-daaที่tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuตามdtaamมุมmumหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangแต่dtɛ̀ɛสิ่งsìngนั้นnánคือkʉʉถุงไข่tǔng-kàiที่tîiแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumสร้างsâangไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหุ้มhûmไข่kàiจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
Although it looks like an ordinary clump of silk in the corner of the window, it is actually an egg sac that a spider made to enclose many eggs.
3NounC1
ovarian follicle
A small fluid-filled sac in an ovary that contains a developing egg.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatถุงไข่tǔng-kàiถุงไข่tǔng-kài1scrotum (informal)2egg sac3ovarian follicleอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]รังไข่rang-kàiรังไข่rang-kài1ovary2ovary (botany)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ข้างในkâang-naiข้างในkâang-nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior4Inner Court; female royal household (historical)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoของเหลวkɔ̌ɔng-lěeoของเหลวkɔ̌ɔng-lěeoliquid (substance)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtoo[to] grow; develop; flourish; thrive
The doctor said that an ovarian follicle is located in the ovary and contains fluid and a developing egg.
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ระหว่างrá-wàangการgaanตรวจอัลตราซาวนด์dtrùuat an-dtraa-saaoแพทย์pâetวัดwátขนาดkà-nàatถุงไข่tŭng kàiเพื่อpêuuaประเมินbprà-mernว่าwâaผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiใกล้glâiตกไข่dtòk kàiหรือยังrĕu yang
During the ultrasound examination, the doctor measured the ovarian follicle to assess whether the patient was close to ovulating.
ในnaiการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaภาวะpaa-wáมีบุตรยากmii-bùt-yâakแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtจะjàติดตามdtìt-dtaamการเจริญgaan-jà-rəənของkɔ̌ɔngถุงไข่tǔng-kàiหลังlǎngให้hâiยากระตุ้นyaa-grà-dtûnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการตอบสนองgaan-dtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngรังไข่rang-kài
During fertility treatment, doctors monitor follicle growth after administering stimulation medication so they can adjust the treatment plan according to the ovaries’ response.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถุงไข่tǔng-kàiที่tîiเจริญเต็มที่jà-rəən-dtem-tîiแตกออกdtɛ̀ɛk-ɔ̀ɔkไข่kàiจะjàถูกtùukปล่อยออกbplɔ̀i-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakรังไข่rang-kàiส่วนsùuanเนื้อเยื่อnʉ́ʉa-yʉ̂ʉaที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaจะjàเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiผลิตpà-lìtฮอร์โมนhɔɔ-moon
When a mature ovarian follicle ruptures, the egg is released from the ovary, while the remaining tissue changes to take on a hormone-producing role.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǔng
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
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ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)eggPart 2
ถุงไข่tǔng-kàiถุงไข่tǔng-kàiscrotum (informal)scrotum (informal)Word