น้ำต้อย
náam-dtɔ̂ɔiMeaning
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nectar
the sweet liquid produced by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds
Examples
ผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉaผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉa1butterfly2fickle lover; flirt (fig.)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดูดdùutดูดdùut1[to] suck; draw in by suction2[to] inhale; take a drag3[to] absorb4[to] vacuum; extract by suction5[to] attract strongly; [to] draw in (fig.)น้ำต้อยnáam-dtɔ̂ɔiน้ำต้อยnáam-dtɔ̂ɔinectarจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
Butterflies like to fly over to suck nectar from the flowers in our garden.
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นกฮัมมิงเบิร์ดnók-ham-ming-bə́ətใช้cháiจะงอยปากjà-ngɔɔi-bpàakที่tîiยาวyaaoของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manดูดกินdùut-ginน้ำต้อยnáam-dtɔ̂ɔiจากjàakดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máai
Hummingbirds use their long beaks to drink nectar from flowers.
พืชpʉ̂ʉtหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítผลิตpà-lìtน้ำต้อยnáam-dtɔ̂ɔiที่tîiมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutแมลงmá-lɛɛngให้hâiมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiผสมpà-sǒmเกสรgee-sɔ̌ɔn
Many types of plants produce fragrant nectar to attract insects to help pollinate them.
ปริมาณbpà-rí-maanและlɛ́รสชาติrót-châatของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำต้อยnáam-dtɔ̂ɔiในnaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láชนิดchá-nítจะjàแตกต่างกันไปdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-gan-bpaiตามdtaamสภาพแวดล้อมsà-pâap-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm
The amount and taste of the nectar in each type of flower varies depending on the environment.
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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น้ำต้อยnáam-dtɔ̂ɔiน้ำต้อยnáam-dtɔ̂ɔinectarnectarWord