มะหนุน
má-nǔnMeaning
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jackfruit (Northern Thai)
A northern Thai name for jackfruit: either the tropical tree or its large, rough-skinned fruit containing sweet yellow flesh around the seeds; called ขนุนขนุนkà-nǔn1jackfruit (fruit)2jackfruit tree in standard Thai.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)มะหนุนmá-nǔnมะหนุนmá-nǔnjackfruit (Northern Thai)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
Grandma planted a jackfruit tree behind the house.
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This jackfruit is ripe now; you can open it up and eat it.
Mom boiled some young jackfruit and then made a northern Thai pounded jackfruit dish for us.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiมะหนุนmá-nǔnสุกsùkคาkaaต้นdtônจนjonเสียsǐiaยายyaaiเก็บgèpมาmaaแบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพราะprɔ́แต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láลูกใหญ่lûuk-yàiจนjonกินginเองeengไม่mâiหมดmòt
Rather than letting the jackfruit ripen and spoil on the tree, Grandma picked some to share with the neighbors because each fruit was too large for her to finish herself.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)come on; please (urge/invite)Part 1
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หนุนnǔnหนุนnǔn1[to] support; back; promote2[to] prop up; pad; use as a pillow3jackfruit (Southern Thai)4jackfruit tree (Southern Thai)[to] support; back; promotePart 2
มะหนุนmá-nǔnมะหนุนmá-nǔnjackfruit (Northern Thai)jackfruit (Northern Thai)Word