พืชไร่

pʉ̂ʉt-râi

Meaning

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field crops

Crops grown in fields for their primary products such as fruits, seeds, tubers, or fiber; typically seasonal or annual. Example: ข้าวโพดข้าวโพดkâao-pôot1corn; maize (plant)2corn; maize (food)3classifier: ears/cobs of corn (ฝัก) (maize/corn), อ้อยอ้อยɔ̂ɔisugarcane (sugarcane), มันสำปะหลังมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎng1cassava; manioc2classifier note (cassava), ถั่วเหลืองถั่วเหลืองtùua-lʉ̌ʉang1soy; soybean2soybean (soybean), ฝ้ายฝ้ายfâai1cotton (fiber)2cotton plant (cotton)

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ปลูกพืชbplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtปลูกพืชbplùuk-pʉ̂ʉt[to] grow plants; [to] plant cropsไร่râiไร่râi1farm; plantation; field2rai (area unit)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyข้าวโพดkâao-pôotข้าวโพดkâao-pôot1corn; maize (plant)2corn; maize (food)3classifier: ears/cobs of corn (ฝัก)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎng1cassava; manioc2classifier noteเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)เมล็ดmá-létเมล็ดmá-lét1seed; kernel; pip2classifier: seeds; small grainsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)รายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsหลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4classifier: posts; stakes; digit positionsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
Villagers grow field crops like corn and cassava to harvest seeds and tubers as the main family income.
3 more examples
อ้อยɔ̂ɔiเป็นbpenพืชไร่pʉ̂ʉt-râiที่tîiปลูกbplùukตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanและlɛ́เก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiผลิตpà-lìtน้ำตาลnám-dtaan
Sugarcane is a seasonal field crop harvested for sugar production.
ปีนี้bpii-níiสหกรณ์sà-hà-gɔɔnแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiเว้นwénที่ดินtîi-dinบางส่วนbaang-sùuanสำหรับsǎm-ràpพืชไร่pʉ̂ʉt-râiตระกูลdtrà-guunถั่วtùuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmไนโตรเจนnai-dtroo-jeenในดินnai-dinและlɛ́ได้dâaiเมล็ดmá-létเป็นผลbpen-pǒnผลิตpà-lìt
This year the cooperative recommends reserving some land for legume field crops to increase soil nitrogen and obtain seeds as produce.
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnหมุนเวียนmǔn-wiianปลูกพืชbplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtไร่râiระหว่างrá-wàangฝ้ายfâaiกับgàpข้าวโพดkâao-pôotเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótศัตรูพืชsàt-dtruu-pʉ̂ʉtและlɛ́กระจายความเสี่ยงgrà-jaai-kwaam-sìiangด้านdâanราคาraa-kaa
Farmers rotate field crops between cotton and corn to reduce pests and spread price risk.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

pʉ̂ʉt

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

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——

Word Breakdown

พืชpʉ̂ʉtพืชpʉ̂ʉtplant; floraplant; floraPart 1
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ไร่râiไร่râi1farm; plantation; field2rai (area unit)farm; plantation; fieldPart 2
พืชไร่pʉ̂ʉt-râiพืชไร่pʉ̂ʉt-râifield cropsfield cropsWord