สตาร์ช
sà-dtàatMeaning
1NounB2
starch
a white carbohydrate found in foods such as rice, potatoes, and corn; also used in cooking, industry, or to stiffen cloth
Examples
ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngมันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngpotatoเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปริมาณbpà-rí-maanปริมาณbpà-rí-maanquantity; amountสตาร์ชsà-dtàatสตาร์ชsà-dtàatstarchสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)
Rice and potatoes are foods that have a high amount of starch.
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อุตสาหกรรมอาหารùt-sǎa-hà-gam-aa-hǎanมักmákใช้cháiสตาร์ชsà-dtàatดัดแปรdàt-bprɛɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungเนื้อสัมผัสnʉ́ʉa-sǎm-pàtของkɔ̌ɔngผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-pan
The food industry often uses modified starch to improve the texture of products.
พืชpʉ̂ʉtจะjàเก็บสะสมgèp-sà-sǒmพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanที่tîiได้dâaiจากjàakกระบวนgrà-buuanการสังเคราะห์ด้วยแสงgaan-sǎng-krɔ́-dûuai-sɛ̌ɛngไว้wáiในnaiรูปrûupของkɔ̌ɔngสตาร์ชsà-dtàat
Plants store the energy obtained from the photosynthesis process in the form of starch.
อุตสาหกรรมùt-sǎa-hà-gamกระดาษgrà-dàatมักจะmák-jàเติมdtəəmสตาร์ชsà-dtàatลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiกระบวนการผลิตgrà-buuan-gaan-pà-lìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngเนื้อnʉ́ʉaกระดาษgrà-dàat
The paper industry often adds starch during the manufacturing process to increase the strength of the paper.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สตาร์ช said สะ-ตาด?
sà-dtàat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |