เพนทา
peen-taaMeaning
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penta- (five)
penta-; a prefix meaning five, commonly used in transliterated scientific, mathematical, or chemical terms
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เพนทาpeen-taaเพนทาpeen-taapenta- (five)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำอุปสรรคkam-ù-bpà-sàkคำอุปสรรคkam-ù-bpà-sàkprefix (linguistics)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2that means; which means; in other wordsห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)
The word penta is a prefix that means five.
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รูปห้าเหลี่ยมrôop hâa lìiamในnaiภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtเรียกว่าrîiak wâaเพนpaynทากtâakอนonซึ่งsêungมีmeeรากศัพท์râak sàpมาจากmaa jàakคำว่าkam wâaเพนทาpayn-taa
A five-sided shape is called a pentagon in English, which is derived from the root word penta.
ในnaiวิชาเคมีwí-chaa-kee-miiเราraoใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaเพนทาpeen-taaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaในnaiโมเลกุลmoo-lee-gunมีmiiอะตอมà-dtɔɔmนั้นnánอยู่yùuห้าhâaตัวdtuua
In chemistry, we use the word penta to indicate that there are five of that atom in a molecule.
สเกลเพนทาโทนิกsà-geen-peen-taa-too-níkคือkʉʉบันไดเสียงban-dai-sǐiangที่tîiมีmii5โน้ตnóotซึ่งsʉ̂ngมาจากmaa-jàakคำว่าkam-wâaเพนทาpeen-taaที่tîiแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaห้าhâa
The pentatonic scale is a musical scale with 5 notes, coming from the word penta which means five.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
peen
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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
เพนpeenเพนpeen1pen (loanword; writing instrument) [rare]2Penn/Pen (name)pen (loanword; writing instrument) [rare]Part 1
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เพนทาpeen-taaเพนทาpeen-taapenta- (five)penta- (five)Word