ทะนุ
tá-núMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] cherish; [to] take care of; [to] preserve
to care for someone or something carefully; to cherish, protect, or keep in good condition
Examples
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyย่อมyɔ̂mย่อมyɔ̂m1small; modest-sized2naturally; as expectedรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nɔ̌ɔmทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nɔ̌ɔmto cherish; to treat with great careลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนเองdton-eengตนเองdton-eeng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identityเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diivery well; to a high standard; thoroughlyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiยอมให้yɔɔm-hâi[to] allow; [to] permit; [to] letใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerรังแกrang-gɛɛรังแกrang-gɛɛ[to] bully; mistreat; pick on
All parents naturally love and cherish their children, refusing to let anyone bully them.
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คุณตาkun dtaaเฝ้าfâoทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nŏmต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นdtônนี้néeมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeยังyangเป็นต้นbpen dtônกล้าglâaเล็กๆlék lékจนjonตอนนี้dton néeมันmanออกดอกòk dòkสวยงามsŭuay ngaam
My grandfather has carefully tended to this plant since it was a tiny seedling, and now it has bloomed beautifully.
ชีวิตคู่chii-wít-kûuจะjàยืนยาวyʉʉn-yaaoและlɛ́มีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkได้dâaiก็ต่อเมื่อgɔ̂-dtɔ̀ɔ-mʉ̂ʉaคนkonสองsɔ̌ɔngคนรู้จักkon-rúu-jàkทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nɔ̌ɔmน้ำใจnáam-jaiซึ่งกันและกันsʉ̂ng-gan-lɛ́-gan
Married life can be long-lasting and happy only when two people know how to cherish and care for each other's feelings.
เครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpชิ้นนี้chín-níiเป็นbpenของเก่าแก่kɔ̌ɔng-gào-gɛ̀ɛประจำตระกูลbprà-jam-dtrà-guunจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngได้รับdâi-rápการgaanทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nɔ̌ɔmอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเวลาwee-laaสวมใส่sǔuam-sài
This piece of jewelry is an old family heirloom, so it must be handled with great care when worn.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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 | — | — |