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dɛ̂ɛMeaning
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pupa (esp. silkworm)
the pupa stage of an insect, especially a silkworm; often a short form of ดักแด้ดักแด้dàk-dɛ̂ɛpupa; chrysalis (butterflies) and commonly refers to edible silkworm pupae.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evokeลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketแด้dɛ̂ɛแด้dɛ̂ɛpupa (esp. silkworm)ทอดtɔ̂ɔtทอดtɔ̂ɔt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
My friend invited me to try fried pupae, but I'm not brave enough yet.
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ตามdtaamตลาดนัดกลางคืนdtà-làat-nát-glaang-kʉʉnมักจะmák-jàมีmiiร้านráanขายkǎaiแมลงmá-lɛɛngทอดtɔ̂ɔtซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีmiiแด้dɛ̂ɛเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiเมนูmee-nuuยอดนิยมyɔ̂ɔt-ní-yom
At night markets, there are often stalls selling fried insects, with pupae being one of the popular items.
แด้dɛ̂ɛไหมmǎiเป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngโปรตีนbproo-dtiinทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanในnaiหลายlǎaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamแถบtɛ̀ɛpเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâai
Silkworm pupae are an important alternative protein source in many Southeast Asian cultures.
แด้dâeที่têeเราraoกินกันgin ganนั้นnánจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเป็นbpenผลพลอยได้pŏn ploi dâiจากjàakอุตสาหกรรมùt-săa-hà-gamผ้าไหมpâa măiหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeสาวไหมsăao măiออกจากòk jàakรังrangแล้วláeo
The pupae we eat are actually a byproduct of the silk industry, after the silk has been reeled from the cocoons.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |