มธุ
má-túMeaning
1NounC2
honey; nectar (literary/poetic)
a sweet substance made by bees (honey) or the sweet liquid in flowers (nectar); used in literary or poetic language.
Examples
เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesภมรpá-mɔɔnภมรpá-mɔɔn1bee (poetic; often carpenter bee)2suitor/lover (poetic, figurative)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ว่อนwɔ̂ɔnว่อนwɔ̂ɔn1all over the place; everywhere (flying/spreading)2[to] swarm; fly about; scatter aroundตอมdtɔɔmตอมdtɔɔm1[of insects] swarm/hover over2[fig.] flock around; crowd aroundดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofลิ้มรสlím-rótลิ้มรสlím-rót1[to] taste [sth]; [to] savor [sth]2[to] experience [sth] (figurative)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerมธุmá-túมธุmá-túhoney; nectar (literary/poetic)
The bees flew around, swarming the flowers to taste the nectar.
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วาจาwaa-jaaของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangหวานwǎanปานbpaanน้ำnáamมธุmá-túแต่dtɛ̀ɛซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnความร้ายกาจkwaam-ráai-gàatไว้wáiภายในpaai-nai
Her words were as sweet as honey, but hid wickedness within.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความหวานkwaam-wǎanล้ำlámของkɔ̌ɔngความรักkwaam-rákว่าwâaเปรียบประดุจbprìiap-bprà-dùtน้ำnáamมธุmá-túรสrótจากjàakสรวงสวรรค์sǔuang-sà-wǎn
The poet describes the profound sweetness of love as if it were sweet nectar from the heavens.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiโบราณboo-raanหยาดน้ำค้างyàat-náam-káangบนbonยอดหญ้าyɔ̂ɔt-yâaถูกtùukเปรียบเปรยว่าbprìiap-bprəəi-wâaเป็นbpenน้ำnáamมธุmá-túที่tîiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatรังสรรค์rang-sǎnให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛเหล่าlàoแมลงmá-lɛɛng
In ancient poetry, the dewdrops on the grass are likened to nectar created by nature for the insects.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มธุ said มะ-ทุ?
má-tú
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
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 | — | — |