มะติ๋น
má-dtǐnMeaning
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santol; santol tree (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai name for the santol tree (Sandoricum koetjape) or its round fruit, which has thick yellowish-brown skin and white, sweet-and-sour pulp.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ปอกbpɔ̀ɔkปอกbpɔ̀ɔk[to] peel; pare; shellมะติ๋นmá-dtǐnมะติ๋นmá-dtǐnsantol; santol tree (Northern Thai)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนื้อnʉ́ʉa1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an object7marijuana (slang)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaoรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaosweet taste with a hint of sourness
Grandma peeled a santol for me and said that its white flesh tastes sweet and sour.
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หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanมีmiiต้นdtônมะติ๋นmá-dtǐnอยู่yùuต้นdtônหนึ่งnʉ̀ngพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngฤดูrʉ́-duuออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒnเราraoก็gɔ̂เก็บgèpมาmaaแบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan
There is a santol tree behind our house, and when it bears fruit, we pick some to share with our neighbors.
แม้mɛ́ɛมะติ๋นmá-dtǐnจะมีjà-miiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakหนาnǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเวลาwee-laaปอกbpɔ̀ɔkก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiมีดmîitเฉือนchʉ̌ʉanลึกlʉ́kจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngเนื้อnʉ́ʉaสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoด้านในdâan-nai
Although santol has thick skin, you still need to be careful when peeling it not to cut into the white flesh inside.
ตอนdtɔɔnย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yùuเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiฉันchǎnไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaมะติ๋นmá-dtǐnคือkʉʉกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnจนjonแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaผ่าpàaให้ดูhâi-duuและlɛ́ชวนชิมchuuan-chimเนื้อnʉ́ʉaข้างในkâang-nai
When I moved to Chiang Mai, I did not know that ma tin meant santol until a vendor cut one open and invited me to taste the flesh.
Tones
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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 | — | — |