ทูน่า
tuu-nâaMeanings
1NounA1
tuna (fish)
any of several marine food fishes of the mackerel family, including species of Thunnus and skipjack tuna.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asปลาทูน่าbplaa-tuu-nâaปลาทูน่าbplaa-tuu-nâa1tuna2tuna (as food)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดปลาdtà-làat-bplaaตลาดปลาdtà-làat-bplaafish market
I saw a big tuna fish at the fish market.
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Tuna swim very fast in the deep sea.
The fishermen sailed far to catch tuna.
ฤดูrʉ́-duuนี้níiมีmiiข่าวkàaoว่าwâaทูน่าtuu-nâaอพยพòp-pá-yópผ่านpàanชายฝั่งchaai-fàngภาคใต้pâak-dtâai
This season there are reports that tuna are migrating past the southern coast.
2NounA1
tuna meat
the meat of tuna fish used as food (fresh or canned)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketแซนด์วิชทูน่าsɛɛn-wít-tuu-nâaแซนด์วิชทูน่าsɛɛn-wít-tuu-nâatuna sandwichเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มื้อเช้าmʉ́ʉ-cháaoมื้อเช้าmʉ́ʉ-cháaobreakfast
I eat a tuna sandwich for breakfast.
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Mom bought canned tuna to make a salad.
He likes rice topped with tuna and spicy sauce.
The chef uses fresh tuna to make a perfectly grilled steak.
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
tuu
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
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ทูน่าtuu-nâaทูน่าtuu-nâatuna (fish)tuna (fish)Word