ลิตมัส

lít-mát

Meanings

1NounB1

litmus paper

Paper impregnated with litmus used to test acidity or alkalinity.

Examples

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2NounB2

litmus (acid–base indicator)

Litmus, a mixture of dyes used as an acid–base indicator; turns red in acidic solution and blue in alkaline solution.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องทดลองhɔ̂ng-tót-lɔɔngห้องทดลองhɔ̂ng-tót-lɔɔng1laboratory; lab2testbed; proving ground (figurative)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลิตมัสlít-mátลิตมัสlít-mát1litmus paper2litmus (acid–base indicator)สังเกตsǎng-gèetสังเกตsǎng-gèet1[to] observe [sth]; watch closely2[to] notice [sth]; perceive [sth]3[to] note [sth]; take note (mentally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)สารละลายsǎan-lá-laaiสารละลายsǎan-lá-laaisolution (chemistry)เป็นกรดbpen-gròtเป็นกรดbpen-gròtacidic (chemistry)สีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpen1[to] become; turn into2[to] switch to; change to3[to] convert [sth] to; change [sth] intoแดงdɛɛngแดงdɛɛng1red (color)2red color3[to] turn red; blush4[to] be exposed; come to light5red-shirt (Thai politics)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ด่างdàangด่างdàang1alkaline; basic2alkali; base (substance)3mottled; blotchy; bleachedสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpen1[to] become; turn into2[to] switch to; change to3[to] convert [sth] to; change [sth] intoน้ำเงินnáam-ngənน้ำเงินnáam-ngən1dark blue (color term)2dark blue (colored)
In the lab we use litmus to observe that when a solution is acidic it turns red, and when it is alkaline it turns blue.
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Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

lít

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——