ทนุ
tá-núMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] care for; [to] support
to care for, support, nourish, or keep in good condition
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทนุtá-núทนุtá-nú1[to] care for; [to] support2small; thin; slightถนอมtà-nɔ̌ɔmถนอมtà-nɔ̌ɔm1[to] take good care of; cherish2[to] conserve; use sparingly3[to] preserve foodลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringอย่างดีyàang-diiอย่างดีyàang-dii1very well; to a high standard2of high quality; premium; first-rate3at best; no more thanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)แรกเกิดrɛ̂ɛk-gə̀ətแรกเกิดrɛ̂ɛk-gə̀ət1newborn2at birth; just after birth
A mother cares for her little baby very well since birth.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganทนุtá-núบำรุงbam-rungศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaให้hâiคงอยู่kong-yùuต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
We must help each other support and maintain the religion so it continues to exist.
การgaanทนุtá-núบำรุงbam-rungศิลปวัฒนธรรมsǐn-lá-bpà-wát-tá-ná-tamเป็นbpenหน้าที่nâa-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngคนไทยkon-taiทุกคนtúk-kon
Nourishing and maintaining arts and culture is the duty of all Thai people.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทนุtá-núถนอมtà-nɔ̌ɔmความรักkwaam-rákครั้งนี้kráng-níiให้hâiอยู่yùuยาวนานyaao-naanที่สุดtîi-sùt
He tries to nurture this love to last as long as possible.
2AdjectiveC1
small; thin; slight
small, thin, slight, or little in amount or size
Examples
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanผู้นั้นpûu-nánผู้นั้นpûu-nánthat personมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรือนร่างrʉʉan-râangเรือนร่างrʉʉan-râangbody; figure; physiqueทนุtá-núทนุtá-nú1[to] care for; [to] support2small; thin; slightบอบบางbɔ̀ɔp-baangบอบบางbɔ̀ɔp-baang1delicate; fragile2slight; delicately built3sensitive; delicate (emotional/health)ราวกับraao-gàpราวกับraao-gàp1as if; as though2like; akin toกลีบดอกไม้glìip-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiกลีบดอกไม้glìip-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower petal
That young woman has a slight and fragile figure like a flower petal.
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นางในวรรณคดีnaang nai wan-ná-ká-deeมักmákถูกtòokพรรณนาpan-ná-naaว่าwâaมีmeeสรีระsà-ree-ráทนุtá-núบอบบางbòp baangและláeงดงามngót ngaam
Women in literature are often described as having a slender, fragile, and beautiful physique.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangทนุtá-núแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəกลับglàpมีmiiพละกำลังpá-lá-gam-langมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanอย่างyàangไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa
Despite having a slight figure, she possesses unbelievably immense strength.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทbòtนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoผู้pûuมีmiiทรวดทรงsûuat-songทนุtá-núอรชรɔɔ-rá-chɔɔnได้dâaiอย่างyàangสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuai
This poem eloquently describes a young woman with a slender and graceful figure.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทนุ said ทะ-นุ?
tá-nú
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |