มดส้ม
mót-sômMeaning
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red weaver ant (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai name for the red weaver ant, a reddish ant that builds nests in trees by binding leaves together.
Examples
คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionมดแดงmót-dɛɛngมดแดงmót-dɛɛngweaver antที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำรังtam-rangทำรังtam-rang[to] build a nest; [to] nestว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมดส้มmót-sômมดส้มmót-sômred weaver ant (Northern Thai)
People in Northern Thailand call the red ants that build nests from leaves “mot som.”
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ฉันchǎnเห็นhěnมดส้มmót-sômตัวdtuuaสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaเดินdəənอยู่yùuบนbonกิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangข้างkâangรังrangที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakใบไม้bai-máai
I saw several reddish weaver ants walking along a mango branch beside their nest made of leaves.
มดส้มmót-sômสร้างsâangรังrangโดยdooiดึงdʉngใบไม้bai-máaiเข้าหากันkâo-hǎa-ganแล้วlɛ́ɛoใช้cháiเส้นใยsên-yaiจากjàakตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamใบไม้bai-máaiให้hâiติดกันdtìt-gan
Red weaver ants build nests by pulling leaves together and then using silk from their larvae to bind the leaves.
แม้mɛ́ɛมดส้มmót-sômจะjàกัดgàtเจ็บjèpแต่dtɛ̀ɛชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanบางคนbaang-konก็gɔ̂ปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiมันmanทำรังtam-rangบนbonต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเพราะprɔ́มันmanช่วยchûuaiกินginแมลงmá-lɛɛngที่tîiเป็นbpenศัตรูพืชsàt-dtruu-pʉ̂ʉt
Although red weaver ants have a painful bite, some orchard owners let them nest in their trees because they help control insect pests by eating them.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mót
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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มดส้มmót-sômมดส้มmót-sômred weaver ant (Northern Thai)red weaver ant (Northern Thai)Word