เมดูซา
mee-duu-saaMeanings
1NounB2
Medusa
Medusa, the monster from Greek mythology with living venomous snakes in place of hair whose gaze turns people to stone
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ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตำนานdtam-naanตำนานdtam-naan1legend; myth; lore2legendary figure; icon3chronicle; historical accountกรีกgrìikกรีกgrìik1Greek (of Greece)2Greek person3Greek languageเมดูซาmee-duu-saaเมดูซาmee-duu-saa1Medusa2medusaเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ปีศาจbpii-sàatปีศาจbpii-sàat1demon; evil spirit2fiend; monster (cruel person)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)น่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเส้นผมsên-pǒmเส้นผมsên-pǒmhair (on the head), as strandsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)งูพิษnguu-pítงูพิษnguu-pítvenomous snake
In Greek mythology, Medusa is a terrifying monster with venomous snakes for hair.
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ใครก็ตามkrai-gɔ̂-dtaamที่tîiเผลอplə̌əไปbpaiจ้องjɔ̂ngตาdtaaของkɔ̌ɔngเมดูซาmee-duu-saaจะjàกลายเป็นglaai-bpenหินhǐnในทันทีnai-tan-tii
Anyone who accidentally looks into the eyes of Medusa will instantly turn to stone.
เพอร์perซิsíอุùสsใช้cháiเงาสะท้อนngao sà-tónจากjàakโล่lôhทองแดงtong daengเพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangการสบตาgaan sòp dtaaกับgàpเมดูซาmay-doo-saaโดยตรงdoy dtrongขณะที่kà-nà têeเขาkăoเข้าไปkâo bpaiตัดdtàtหัวhŭuaนางnaang
Perseus used the reflection from his bronze shield to avoid making direct eye contact with Medusa while he went to behead her.
ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnเมดูซาmee-duu-saaถูกtùukนำมาnam-maaตีdtiiความใหม่kwaam-màiในฐานะnai-tǎa-náเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngความอยุติธรรมkwaam-à-yút-dtì-tamจากjàakเหล่าเทพlào-têepเจ้าjâaoบนbonยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoโอลิมปัสoo-lim-bpàt
The character of Medusa has been reinterpreted as a victim of injustice from the gods of Mount Olympus.
2NounC1
medusa
the free-swimming, umbrella-shaped stage in the life cycle of certain aquatic animals such as jellyfish
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แมงกะพรุนmɛɛng-gà-prunแมงกะพรุนmɛɛng-gà-prunjellyfishเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เข้าสู่kâo-sùuเข้าสู่kâo-sùu1[to] enter; go into (a place/area)2[to] enter/transition into (a state/period/stage)ระยะrá-yáระยะrá-yá1distance; span2period; phase; stage3range; reach4interval; spacingเมดูซาmee-duu-saaเมดูซาmee-duu-saa1Medusa2medusaจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentว่ายน้ำwâai-náamว่ายน้ำwâai-náam[to] swimไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and froได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràfreely; independently; autonomously
When jellyfish enter the medusa stage, they can swim around freely.
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วงจรชีวิตwong-jɔɔn-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์ทะเลsàt-tá-leeบางbaangจำพวกjam-pûuakจะมีjà-miiการสลับgaan-sà-làpกันganระหว่างrá-wàangระยะrá-yáโพลิปpoo-lípที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่กับที่yùu-gàp-tîiและlɛ́ระยะrá-yáเมดูซาmee-duu-saa
The life cycle of some marine animals alternates between the stationary polyp stage and the medusa stage.
รูปร่างrûup-râangคล้ายkláaiร่มrômของkɔ̌ɔngระยะrá-yáเมดูซาmee-duu-saaเป็นผลมาจากbpen-pǒn-maa-jàakวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiพวกมันpûuak-manเคลื่อนที่klʉ̂ʉan-tîiตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛน้ำnáamในnaiมหาสมุทรmá-hǎa-sà-mùtได้dâaiอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพyàang-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
The umbrella-like shape of the medusa stage is an evolutionary result that helps them move efficiently with the ocean currents.
ในnaiระยะrá-yáเมดูซาmee-duu-saaสัตว์sàtในnaiไฟลัมไนดาเรียfai-lam-nai-daa-riiaส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจะjàทำtamการสืบพันธุ์gaan-sʉ̀ʉp-panแบบbɛ̀ɛpอาศัยaa-sǎiเพศpêetโดยdooiการปล่อยgaan-bplɔ̀iเซลล์สืบพันธุ์seel-sʉ̀ʉp-panออกɔ̀ɔkสู่sùuน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-lee
In the medusa stage, most animals in the phylum Cnidaria reproduce sexually by releasing their gametes into the seawater.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mee
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
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ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mind[to] look; watch; seePart 2
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เมดูซาmee-duu-saaเมดูซาmee-duu-saaMedusaMedusaWord