เม็ดสี
mét-sǐiMeanings
1NounB2
pigment; coloring matter
a substance that imparts color, natural or synthetic, found in living organisms or used in paints, inks, and cosmetics
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คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnpeople from the pastใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเม็ดสีmét-sǐiเม็ดสีmét-sǐi1pigment; coloring matter2pigment granule; melanin granuleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสกัดsà-gàtสกัดsà-gàt1[to] extract; [to] derive; [to] press out2[to] intercept; [to] block; [to] suppress3[to] chisel; chip away4[to] extract; distill (information or ideas)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmพืชpʉ̂ʉtพืชpʉ̂ʉtplant; floraมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerย้อมyɔ́ɔmย้อมyɔ́ɔmto dye; colorผ้าpâaผ้าpâacloth; fabric; textileให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)มีสีสันmii-sǐi-sǎnมีสีสันmii-sǐi-sǎn1colorful2lively; interestingสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovely
People in the past used pigments extracted from plants to dye fabric into beautiful colors.
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ช่างทาสีchâang-taa-sǐiผสมpà-sǒmเม็ดสีmét-sǐiขาวkǎaoลงในlong-naiสีน้ำเงินsǐi-náam-ngənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำให้tam-hâiสีsǐiอ่อนลงɔ̀ɔn-long
The painter mixed white pigment into the blue paint to make it lighter.
คลอโรฟิลล์klɔɔ-roo-finเป็นbpenเม็ดสีmét-sǐiที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanในnaiพืชpʉ̂ʉtซึ่งsʉ̂ngทำให้tam-hâiใบไม้bai-máaiมีmiiสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoและlɛ́ช่วยchûuaiในnaiการสังเคราะห์แสงgaan-sǎng-krɔ́-sɛ̌ɛng
Chlorophyll is an important pigment in plants that gives leaves their green color and aids in photosynthesis.
เครื่องสำอางkrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-aangยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔนี้níiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangด้านdâanการใช้gaan-cháiเม็ดสีmét-sǐiคุณภาพสูงkun-ná-pâap-sǔungที่tîiให้hâiสีsǐiสดsòtชัดchátและlɛ́ติดทนนานdtìt-ton-naan
This cosmetic brand is famous for using high-quality pigments that provide vivid color and are long-lasting.
2NounB2
pigment granule; melanin granule
a small particle or granule of pigment in cells or tissues (e.g., skin, hair, eyes) responsible for coloration
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อายุมากaa-yú-mâakอายุมากaa-yú-mâakelderly; of advanced age; oldขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìtto produce; manufactureเม็ดสีmét-sǐiเม็ดสีmét-sǐi1pigment; coloring matter2pigment granule; melanin granuleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เส้นผมsên-pǒmเส้นผมsên-pǒmhair (on the head), as strandsลดลงlót-longลดลงlót-long[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go downทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
As we age, our bodies produce less pigment in the hair follicles, causing hair to start turning white.
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การgaanโดนdohnแดดจัดdàet jàtเป็นเวลานานbpen wee-laa naanจะjàกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnให้hâiผิวหนังpĭw năngสร้างsâangเม็ดสีmét sĕeเมmayลาlaaนิníนnเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen
Prolonged exposure to strong sunlight stimulates the skin to produce more melanin pigment.
สีsǐiตาdtaaของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nútถูกtùukกำหนดgam-nòtโดยdooiปริมาณbpà-rí-maanและlɛ́ความหนาแน่นkwaam-nǎa-nɛ̂nของkɔ̌ɔngเม็ดสีmét-sǐiในnaiม่านตาmâan-dtaa
Human eye color is determined by the amount and density of pigment in the iris.
โรคด่างขาวrôok-dàang-kǎaoเป็นbpenภาวะpaa-wáที่tîiเซลล์seelที่tîiสร้างsâangเม็ดสีmét-sǐiในnaiผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngถูกtùukทำลายtam-laaiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətรอยด่างrɔɔi-dàangสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoบนbonผิวpǐu
Vitiligo is a condition where the pigment-producing cells in the skin are destroyed, causing white patches to appear on the skin.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mét
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsgrain; bead; pelletPart 1
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เม็ดสีmét-sǐiเม็ดสีmét-sǐipigment; coloring matterpigment; coloring matterWord