หุบใบ(hùp bai)
Meanings
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[to] close/fold its leaves (of plants)
of a plant, to close or fold its leaves, typically in response to touch, darkness, or daily cycles (e.g., the sensitive plant closing its leaves).
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1at; in; on (with time expressions)2when; at the time thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)แตะdtàeแตะdtàe1[to] touch lightly; tap2[to] reach; hit (a level)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; baseไมmaiไมmainot; no (nonstandard spelling)ยyราบrâapราบrâap1[to] be flat; lie flat; become level2flat; level; evenมันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)หุบใบhùp baiหุบใบhùp bai[to] close/fold its leaves (of plants)
When we touch a sensitive plant, it closes its leaves.
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ต้นไม้dtôn máaiบางชนิดbaang chá-nítจะjàหุบใบhùp baiในnaiตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunเพื่อpêuuaลดlótการคายgaan kaaiน้ำnáam
Some types of plants close their leaves at night to reduce transpiration.
เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpดูdooต้นdtônไมmaiยyราบrâapหุบใบhùp baiเมื่อmêuuaโดนdohnสัมผัสsăm-pàtมันmanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanมีชีวิตmee chee-wít
Children enjoy watching the sensitive plant fold its leaves when touched; it looks as if it's alive.
การที่gaan têeต้นไม้dtôn máaiหุบใบhùp baiเป็นbpenปฏิกิริยาตอบสนองbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa dtòp sà-nŏngต่อdtòสิ่งเร้าsìng ráoซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenกลไกgon gaiป้องกันตัวbpông-gan dtuuaอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungของkŏngพืชpêut
A plant's closing of its leaves is a reaction to stimuli, which is one of its defense mechanisms.
Word Breakdown
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หุบใบhùp baiหุบใบhùp bai[to] close/fold its leaves (of plants)