ยีน
yiinMeaning
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gene (hereditary unit)
a unit of heredity made of DNA (or RNA in some viruses) that influences traits and can be passed from parents to offspring
Examples
ยีนyiinยีนyiingene (hereditary unit)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หน่วยnùuaiหน่วยnùuai1unit (measurement)2unit; division3module; course unit4units; ones (place value)ทางพันธุกรรมtaang-pan-tú-gamทางพันธุกรรมtaang-pan-tú-gam1genetic; hereditary2genetically; by heredityที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3deadline; due date4specification; stipulationลักษณะlák-sà-nàลักษณะlák-sà-nà1characteristic; trait; feature2form; shape; appearance3manner; mode; way4nature; character (abstract quality)5classifier: types/kinds/forms/featuresเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4turn (in a game)5eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offต่อจากdtɔ̀ɔ-jàakต่อจากdtɔ̀ɔ-jàakafter; followingพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
A gene is a unit of heredity that determines traits like eye color and can be passed from parents to offspring.
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ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiได้dâaiยีนyiinเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangส่วนสูงsùuan-sǔungมาจากmaa-jàakพ่อpɔ̂ɔจึงjʉngตัวสูงdtuua-sǔungคล้ายกันkláai-gan
The son inherited the height trait gene from his father, so he is similarly tall.
แม้mɛ́ɛพี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔngจะjàเลี้ยงดูlíiang-duuต่างกันdtàang-ganยีนyiinที่tîiได้รับdâi-rápจากjàakพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponต่อdtɔ̀ɔรูปร่างrûup-râangและlɛ́สุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎo
Even though siblings are raised differently, the genes they inherit from their parents still influence their physique and health.
โรคrôokบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtผ่านpàanยีนyiinที่tîiกลายพันธุ์glaai-panทำให้tam-hâiมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatเกิดgə̀ətโรคrôokเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nในnaiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎan
Some diseases are transmitted through mutated genes, increasing the likelihood of illness in descendants.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
yiin
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 | — | — |