เพศเมีย
pêet-miiaMeaning
1NounA2
female sex; female (esp. animal)
The female sex; a female individual, especially of animals. Also used in biology for plants.
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพศเมียpêet-miiaเพศเมียpêet-miiafemale sex; female (esp. animal)
This cat is a female.
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สิงโตsǐng-dtooเพศเมียpêet-miiaจะjàทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiในnaiการล่าเหยื่อgaan-lâa-yʉ̀ʉa
The female lion does most of the hunting.
สัตวแพทย์sàt-dtà-wá-pɛ̂ɛtกำลังgam-langตรวจสุขภาพdtrùuat-sùk-kà-pâapสุนัขsù-nákเพศเมียpêet-miiaตัวนั้นdtuua-nán
The veterinarian is checking the health of that female dog.
โดยธรรมชาติdooi-tam-má-châatแล้วlɛ́ɛoยุงyungที่tîiกัดgàtและlɛ́ดูดdùutเลือดlʉ̂ʉatคนkonคือkʉʉยุงyungเพศเมียpêet-miia
By nature, the mosquitoes that bite and suck human blood are female mosquitoes.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pêet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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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เพศเมียpêet-miiaเพศเมียpêet-miiafemale sex; female (esp. animal)female sex; female (esp. animal)Word