อีตู่
ii-dtùuMeaning
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lemon basil (northeastern Thai)
A northeastern Thai name for lemon basil (แมงลักแมงลักmɛɛng-lák1lemon basil; hoary basil2basil seeds), an aromatic herb whose lemon-scented leaves are used in cooking.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeอีตู่ii-dtùuอีตู่ii-dtùulemon basil (northeastern Thai)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmpleasant smell; fragranceมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Mom put lemon basil leaves in the curry, and it smells wonderful.
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ที่บ้านtîi-bâanฉันchǎnเรียกrîiakแมงลักmɛɛng-lákว่าwâaอีตู่ii-dtùuและlɛ́ปลูกbplùukไว้wáiเก็บgèpใบbaiใส่sàiแกงgɛɛng
In my family, we call lemon basil 'i tu' and grow it so we can pick its leaves for curries.
ยายyaaiให้hâiฉันchǎnเด็ดใบdèt-baiอีตู่ii-dtùuมาmaaใส่sàiแกงgɛɛngเลียงliiangพอpɔɔขยี้kà-yîiใบbaiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmคล้ายkláaiมะนาวmá-naao
Grandma asked me to pick lemon basil leaves for the vegetable soup, and when I crushed a leaf, it gave off a lemon-like scent.
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatในnaiภาคอีสานpâak ee-săanถ้าtâaได้ยินdâi-yinแม่ค้าmâe-káaเรียกrîakผักpàkว่าwâaอีตู่ee dtòoก็gâwหมายถึงmăai tĕungแมงลักmaeng lákที่นิยมtêe ní-yomนำnamใบbaiหอมhŏmๆ-มาmaaใส่sàiแกงgaengไม่ใช่mâi châiโหระพาhŏ-rá-paa
At markets in northeastern Thailand, if you hear a vendor call an herb 'i tu,' they mean lemon basil, whose aromatic leaves are commonly added to curries, not Thai basil.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ii
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
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ตู่dtùuตู่dtùu1Tu (nickname; given name)2[to] accuse wrongly; make a baseless claim3[to] falsely claim [sth] as one's ownTu (nickname; given name)Part 2
อีตู่ii-dtùuอีตู่ii-dtùulemon basil (northeastern Thai)lemon basil (northeastern Thai)Word