อินทุ
in-túMeaning
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moon (literary)
A literary or poetic term for the moon.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เมฆmêekเมฆmêekcloudลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughอินทุin-túอินทุin-túmoon (literary)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛngส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛng1[to] shine; emit light2[to] stand out; attract attention; show promise (figurative)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náam1on the surface of the water2on the water surfaceจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)สีเงินsǐi-ngənสีเงินsǐi-ngən1silver (color)2silver-colored; silvery
As the clouds drifted past, the moon shone on the water, creating a silver path across its surface.
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แสงsɛ̌ɛngอินทุin-túลอดผ่านlɔ̂ɔt-pàanม่านmâanบางbaangเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngราวกับraao-gàpจะjàปลอบประโลมbplɔ̀ɔp-bprà-loomผู้ที่pûu-tîiยังyangข่มตาkòm-dtaaหลับlàpไม่mâiลงlong
Moonlight filtered through the thin curtains into the room, as though to comfort someone who still could not fall asleep.
ในnaiบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnนี้níiกวีgà-wiiให้hâiอินทุin-túเป็นbpenพยานpá-yaanแห่งhɛ̀ngคำมั่นkam-mânแม้mɛ́ɛคู่รักkûu-rákจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngจากกันjàak-ganไปbpaiอยู่yùuคนละkon-láฟากฟ้าfâak-fáa
In this poem, the poet makes the moon a witness to the lovers’ vow, even though they must part and live far apart.
อินทุin-túย่อมyɔ̂mเวียนwiianกลับมาglàp-maaเต็มดวงdtem-duuangตามdtaamครรลองkan-lɔɔngต่างจากdtàang-jàakคนรักkon-rákผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápซึ่งsʉ̂ngไม่มีmâi-miiราตรีraa-dtriiใดdaiจะพาjà-paaกลับคืนglàp-kʉʉnสู่sùuอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtได้dâaiอีกìik
The moon will become full again in its natural cycle, unlike a lover who has passed away, whom no night can ever bring back into one’s embrace.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
in
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
อินinอินin1in bounds (sports)2[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)3fashionable; trendy (loan, informal)4into; enthusiastic about (slang)in bounds (sports)Part 1
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ทุtúทุtú1bad; wrong; difficult (prefix)2[to] pierce; break through (rare)bad; wrong; difficult (prefix)Part 2
อินทุin-túอินทุin-túmoon (literary)moon (literary)Word