มันเทศ
man-têetMeaning
1NounA2
sweet potato
the sweet-tasting starchy tuber and the plant that produces it (Ipomoea batatas), commonly eaten baked, boiled, or fried
Examples
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); pocketมันเทศman-têetมันเทศman-têetsweet potatoปิ้งbpîngปิ้งbpîng1[to] grill; toast2ping! (spark/idea sound)
I like to eat grilled sweet potatoes.
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Mom bought sweet potatoes from the fresh market.
Tomorrow, grandma will make sweet potatoes in ginger soup for us to eat.
มันเทศman-têetเป็นbpenพืชหัวpʉ̂ʉt-hǔuaที่tîiมีmiiรสหวานrót-wǎanสามารถsǎa-mâatนำไปnam-bpaiทำได้tam-dâaiทั้งtángของคาวkɔ̌ɔng-kaaoและlɛ́ของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎan
Sweet potato is a tuber with a sweet taste that can be used to make both savory and sweet dishes.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
man
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
มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)it (thing/animal)Part 1
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มันเทศman-têetมันเทศman-têetsweet potatosweet potatoWord