มังคุด
mang-kútMeanings
1NounA2
mangosteen (fruit)
A tropical fruit (Garcinia mangostana) with a thick purple rind and sweet, juicy white segments; widely eaten fresh and used in desserts and beverages.
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ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)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); pocketมังคุดmang-kútมังคุดmang-kút1mangosteen (fruit)2mangosteen treeรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)หวานอร่อยwǎan-à-rɔ̀iหวานอร่อยwǎan-à-rɔ̀isweet and delicious
I like eating mangosteen; it's sweet and tasty.
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Yesterday, Mom bought purple-skinned mangosteen from the market.
หน้าฝนnâa-fǒnนี้níiมังคุดmang-kútออกɔ̀ɔkเยอะyə́เราraoเลยləəiทำtamน้ำnáamมังคุดmang-kútดื่มdʉ̀ʉmกันgan
This rainy season mangosteen is plentiful, so we made mangosteen juice to drink.
ของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanที่tîiร้านráanใส่sàiกลีบglìipมังคุดmang-kútขาวkǎaoฉ่ำchàmคู่กับkûu-gàpไอศกรีมai-sà-griimกะทิgà-tíสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnมากmâak
The dessert at the shop pairs juicy white mangosteen segments with coconut ice cream—very refreshing.
2NounB1
mangosteen tree
The evergreen tree that bears mangosteen fruit.
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สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)มังคุดmang-kútมังคุดmang-kút1mangosteen (fruit)2mangosteen treeไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)แถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)
This orchard grows rows of mangosteen trees.
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เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnตัดแต่งกิ่งdtàt-dtɛ̀ng-gìngมังคุดmang-kútทุกปีtúk-bpiiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiต้นdtônแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng
Farmers prune mangosteen trees every year to keep them healthy.
ต้นมังคุดdtôn-mang-kútต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanดินdinชุ่มชื้นchûm-chʉ́ʉnและlɛ́ร่มเงาrôm-ngaoบางส่วนbaang-sùuanจึงjʉngจะjàเจริญjà-rəənดีdii
Mangosteen trees need moist soil and partial shade to thrive.
งานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaมังคุดmang-kútเป็นbpenไม้ยืนต้นmáai-yʉʉn-dtônเขตร้อนkèet-rɔ́ɔnที่tîiเจริญjà-rəənได้ดีdâai-diiในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiฝนfǒnชุกchúkและlɛ́มีmiiการระบายน้ำgaan-rá-baai-náamดีdii
Research indicates that the mangosteen is a tropical evergreen tree that grows well in high-rainfall areas with good drainage.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
มังmangมังmang1maybe; I guess (colloquial particle)2vegetarian (colloq.; short for มังสวิรัติ)maybe; I guess (colloquial particle)Part 1
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คุดkútคุดkút1impacted (tooth)2to be impacted; not erupt (tooth)3stunted; hindered (growth/emergence)impacted (tooth)Part 2
มังคุดmang-kútมังคุดmang-kútmangosteen (fruit)mangosteen (fruit)Word