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yung-laaiMeaning
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Aedes mosquito; striped mosquito (dengue carrier)
A mosquito of the Aedes genus, recognizable by its black and white striped markings, known for transmitting diseases such as dengue fever, Zika, and chikungunya.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn1rainy season; monsoon season2during the rainy seasonต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstยุงลายyung-laaiยุงลายyung-laaiAedes mosquito; striped mosquito (dengue carrier)ให้ดีhâi-diiให้ดีhâi-dii1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นพาหะbpen-paa-hàเป็นพาหะbpen-paa-hà[to] be a carrier [of a disease]ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโรคไข้เลือดออกrôok-kâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkโรคไข้เลือดออกrôok-kâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkdengue hemorrhagic fever
During the rainy season, you must be careful of Aedes mosquitoes because they are carriers of dengue fever.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnโดนdoonยุงลายyung-laaiกัดgàtที่tîiขาkǎaตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเลยləəiกลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะเป็นjà-bpenไข้kâi
Yesterday, I was bitten by an Aedes mosquito on my leg, so now I'm worried I'll get a fever.
กรมควบคุมโรคgrom-kûuap-kum-rôokได้dâaiรณรงค์ron-ná-rongให้hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonช่วยกันchûuai-ganกำจัดgam-jàtแหล่งเพาะพันธุ์lɛ̀ng-pɔ́-panยุงลายyung-laaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการระบาดgaan-rá-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngโรคrôokซิกาsí-gaa
The Department of Disease Control has campaigned for the public to help eliminate Aedes mosquito breeding grounds to prevent a Zika outbreak.
ลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà dènที่ทำtêe tamให้เราhâi raoแยกyâekยุงลายyung laaiออกจากòk jàakยุงyungชนิดchà-nítอื่นèunได้dâiคือkeuลายทางlaai taangขาวดำkăao damที่têeขาkăaและláeลำตัวlam dtuuaของมันkŏng man
The distinctive feature that allows us to differentiate the Aedes mosquito from other types of mosquitoes is the black and white stripes on its legs and body.
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
yung
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
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ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show markspattern; designPart 2
ยุงลายyung-laaiยุงลายyung-laaiAedes mosquito; striped mosquito (dengue carrier)Aedes mosquito; striped mosquito (dengue carrier)Word