ธนูมือ
tá-nuu-mʉʉMeaning
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hand bow (small bow shot by hand)
A small bow operated by hand; in some contexts used loosely to refer to a compact bow device.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offธนูมือtá-nuu-mʉʉธนูมือtá-nuu-mʉʉhand bow (small bow shot by hand)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)ยิงเป้าying-bpâoยิงเป้าying-bpâo1[to] do target practice2[to] execute by firing squadในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)งานอดิเรกngaan-à-dì-rèekงานอดิเรกngaan-à-dì-rèekhobby; pastime
He bought a hand bow to practice target shooting in his backyard as a hobby.
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ธนูมือtá-nuu-mʉʉมีmiiขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékและlɛ́พกพาง่ายpók-paa-ngâaiกว่าgwàaธนูtá-nuuยาวyaaoแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmมากmâak
A hand bow is much smaller and easier to carry than a traditional longbow.
ในnaiหนังnǎngสายลับsǎai-lápตัวเอกdtuua-èekใช้cháiธนูมือtá-nuu-mʉʉขนาดkà-nàatกะทัดรัดgà-tát-rátยิงyingลูกดอกlûuk-dɔ̀ɔkใส่sàiศัตรูsàt-dtruuจากjàakระยะไกลrá-yá-glaiอย่างyàangเงียบเชียบngîiap-chîiap
In the spy movie, the protagonist used a compact hand bow to silently shoot a dart at the enemy from a distance.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛธนูมือtá-nuu-mʉʉจะมีjà-miiแรงส่งrɛɛng-sòngไม่mâiเท่าtâoหน้าไม้nâa-máaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛความคล่องตัวkwaam-klɔ̂ɔng-dtuuaและlɛ́ความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenข้อได้เปรียบkɔ̂ɔ-dâai-bprìiapในnaiบางbaangสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaan
Although a hand bow doesn't have the power of a crossbow, its maneuverability and silence are advantageous in certain situations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธนูมือ said ทะ-นู-มือ?
tá-nuu-mʉʉ
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ธนูมือtá-nuu-mʉʉธนูมือtá-nuu-mʉʉhand bow (small bow shot by hand)hand bow (small bow shot by hand)Word