เอทิลีน

ee-tí-liin

Meaning

1NounC1

ethylene (C2H4; plant hormone; industrial gas)

Ethylene; a colorless, flammable hydrocarbon gas (C2H4) used industrially (e.g., to make polyethylene and other chemicals) and acting as a plant hormone that triggers fruit ripening, flower opening, and senescence.

Examples

เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnfarmer; agriculturistใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเอทิลีนee-tí-liinเอทิลีนee-tí-liinethylene (C2H4; plant hormone; industrial gas)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; pushให้ผลhâi-pǒnให้ผลhâi-pǒn1[to] yield results; be effective2[to] bear fruit; produce fruitไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedพร้อมprɔ́ɔmพร้อมprɔ́ɔm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)สู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Farmers use ethylene to speed up fruit ripening for market release.
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Tones

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3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

ee

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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