น้ำจืด
náam-jʉ̀ʉtMeanings
1NounA2
fresh water
water that is not salty, found in rivers, lakes, and ponds
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàaplakeน้ำจืดnáam-jʉ̀ʉtน้ำจืดnáam-jʉ̀ʉt1fresh water2freshwater (as a modifier)
This is a freshwater lake.
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People have to drink freshwater to live.
หน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoพวกเราpûuak-raoไปbpaiว่ายน้ำwâai-náamจืดjʉ̀ʉtในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náam
Last summer, we went to swim in the freshwater river.
โลกlôokของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoมีmiiปริมาณbpà-rí-maanน้ำจืดnáam-jʉ̀ʉtที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatใช้cháiดื่มได้dʉ̀ʉm-dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเท่านั้นtâo-nán
Our world has only a small amount of freshwater that can be used for drinking.
2AdjectiveA2
freshwater (as a modifier)
relating to or living in water that is not salty (e.g., freshwater fish)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)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); pocketปลาน้ำจืดbplaa-náam-jʉ̀ʉtปลาน้ำจืดbplaa-náam-jʉ̀ʉtfreshwater fish
I like to eat freshwater fish.
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My dad raises freshwater turtles in the pond behind the house.
The freshwater prawns at this market are very big and fresh.
นักชีววิทยาnák-chii-wá-wít-tá-yaaกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaพืชpʉ̂ʉtน้ำจืดnáam-jʉ̀ʉtสายพันธุ์sǎai-panใหม่màiที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngถูกtùukค้นพบkón-póp
Biologists are studying a newly discovered species of freshwater plant.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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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จืดjʉ̀ʉtจืดjʉ̀ʉt1bland; not strongly flavored; unsalty2faint; weak (smell/color/taste); insipid3insipid; dull (figurative)4nutrient-poor; infertile (soil)bland; not strongly flavored; unsaltyPart 2
น้ำจืดnáam-jʉ̀ʉtน้ำจืดnáam-jʉ̀ʉtfresh waterfresh waterWord