บะเต้า
bà-dtâoMeaning
1NounA1
watermelon (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai term for the watermelon plant or its large fruit, which has a thick green rind and sweet, juicy flesh, usually red.
Examples
บะเต้าbà-dtâoบะเต้าbà-dtâowatermelon (Northern Thai)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใหญ่มากyài-mâakใหญ่มากyài-mâakvery big; huge
This watermelon is very big.
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I like eating watermelon.
Mom cut open a watermelon for us to eat this morning.
Tomorrow I'll buy a watermelon for Grandma.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
บะbàบะbà1bah!; expressing displeasure2fruit-name prefix (Northern Thai)bah!; expressing displeasurePart 1
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บะเต้าbà-dtâoบะเต้าbà-dtâowatermelon (Northern Thai)watermelon (Northern Thai)Word