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en-duuMeaning
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[to] feel fond/tender toward; be compassionate to
To feel affectionate, tender, or protective compassion toward someone, often because they are younger, vulnerable, or endearing; to show kindly indulgence.
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)เอ็นดูen-duuเอ็นดูen-duu[to] feel fond/tender toward; be compassionate toหลานlǎanหลานlǎan1grandchild2niece or nephewมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyห่อข้าวhɔ̀ɔ-kâaoห่อข้าวhɔ̀ɔ-kâao1[to] pack/ wrap a meal to take away2packed meal; takeaway bundleให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
Auntie is very fond of her nephew and wraps a lunch for him every morning.
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เห็นhĕnลูกแมวlôok maeoเดินdernเซsayๆ-ก็gâwอดòtเอ็นดูen dooไม่ได้mâi dâaiเลยloieอุ้มûmไว้wáiในnaiกล่องglòng
Seeing the kitten wobble as it walked, I couldn’t help but feel tender toward it, so I put it in a box.
ครูkruuเอ็นดูen-duuเด็กใหม่dèk-màiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเต็มที่dtem-tîiแม้mɛ́ɛยังyangพูดpûutไม่คล่องmâi-klɔ̂ɔng
The teacher feels protective affection toward the new student because he tries his best even though he’s not fluent yet.
เธอtəəเอ็นดูen-duuผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúในnaiชุมชนchum-chonจึงjʉngไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əและlɛ́ช่วยchûuaiจัดยาjàt-yaaให้hâiเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laa
She feels tender, protective care for the elderly in the community, so she visits regularly and helps organize their medication on schedule.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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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 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 fortune[to] look; watch; seePart 2
เอ็นดูen-duuเอ็นดูen-duu[to] feel fond/tender toward; be compassionate to[to] feel fond/tender toward; be compassionate toWord