ทูเบอร์

tuu-bəə

Meanings

1NounC1

tuber (botany)

a thickened underground plant structure that stores nutrients, such as a potato tuber; used as a transliteration of the English term in scientific contexts

Examples

มันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngมันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngpotatoเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พืชpʉ̂ʉtพืชpʉ̂ʉtplant; floraที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสะสมอาหารsà-sǒm-aa-hǎanสะสมอาหารsà-sǒm-aa-hǎan1[to] store food2[to] store nutrients (biology)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลำต้นlam-dtônลำต้นlam-dtônstem; trunk (botany)ใต้ดินdtâai-dinใต้ดินdtâai-din1underground; subterranean2the subway/metro (colloquial)3clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)4underground; non-mainstream (music or culture)ที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâacalled; known asทูเบอร์tuu-bəəทูเบอร์tuu-bəə1tuber (botany)2Tuber (fungal genus)
The potato is a plant that stores nutrients in a part of its underground stem called a tuber.
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2Proper nounC2

Tuber (fungal genus)

the scientific genus Tuber, which includes truffle-forming fungi; used as a transliteration of the Latin name in scientific writing

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Tones

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Why is ทูเบอร์ said ทู-เบอ?

tuu-bəə

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

ทูtuuทูtuuTu- (two; pair) [prefix]Tu- (two; pair) [prefix]Part 1
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ทูเบอร์tuu-bəəทูเบอร์tuu-bəətuber (botany)tuber (botany)Word