รากดิน
râak-dinMeaning
1NounB1
earthworm
A traditional Thai name for an earthworm, a segmented worm that lives in soil.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] mine; extract3[to] pry into; dredge up (information)ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceรากดินrâak-dinรากดินrâak-dinearthwormสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
Yesterday I dug in the soil and found two earthworms.
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ยายyaaiเรียกrîiakไส้เดือนsâi-dʉʉanว่าwâaรากดินrâak-dinและlɛ́บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมันmanช่วยให้chûuai-hâiดินdinร่วนrûuan
Grandma calls earthworms 'rak din' and says they help loosen the soil.
ฉันchǎnเจอjəəรากดินrâak-dinตอนdtɔɔnขุดkùtแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkเลยləəiย้ายyáaiมันmanไปbpaiไว้wáiในดินnai-dinข้างkâangแปลงbplɛɛng
I found an earthworm while digging the vegetable bed, so I moved it into the soil beside the bed.
แม้mɛ́ɛรากดินrâak-dinจะเป็นjà-bpenสัตว์sàtตัวเล็กdtuua-lékแต่dtɛ̀ɛการgaanชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manช่วยให้chûuai-hâiดินdinโปร่งbpròongและlɛ́น้ำnáamซึมผ่านsʉm-pàanได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂n
Although earthworms are small animals, their burrowing aerates the soil and helps water pass through it more easily.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
râak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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
รากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw uproot (plant part)Part 1
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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 2
รากดินrâak-dinรากดินrâak-dinearthwormearthwormWord