ทาเนย
taa-nəəiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] butter; [to] spread/brush butter on
To put butter on and spread/brush it over a surface (e.g., bread, a pan, corn) to coat or grease it.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทาเนยtaa-nəəiทาเนยtaa-nəəi[to] butter; [to] spread/brush butter onบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbread
I like to spread butter on bread.
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เมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiแม่mɛ̂ɛทาเนยtaa-nəəiบนbonขนมปังปิ้งkà-nǒm-bpang-bpîngให้hâiฉันchǎnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnไปbpaiโรงเรียนroong-riian
This morning, Mom spread butter on toast for me before I went to school.
Before baking, don't forget to grease the tray with butter first.
เคล็ดลับklét lápทำtamข้าวโพดkâao pôhtย่างyâangให้hâiอร่อยà-ròiคือkeuต้องdtôngทาเนยtaa noeiตอนที่dton têeยังyangร้อนๆrón rónจะได้jà dâaiหอมhŏmขึ้นkêun
The secret to making delicious grilled corn is you have to brush it with butter while it's still hot to make it more fragrant.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
taa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ทาtaaทาtaa1[to] apply; spread (a substance)2[to] coat; paint (surface)[to] apply; spread (a substance)Part 1
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ทาเนยtaa-nəəiทาเนยtaa-nəəi[to] butter; [to] spread/brush butter on[to] butter; [to] spread/brush butter onWord