แตงเทศ
dtɛɛng-têetMeaning
1NounB1
cantaloupe; muskmelon
A cantaloupe, muskmelon, or rockmelon; a type of sweet melon typically with orange flesh
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแตงเทศdtaeng tâyhtแตงเทศdtaeng tâyhtcantaloupe; muskmelonมาสmâatมาสmâatmonth (formal; literary)องongลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néethis morning (earlier today)
I bought two cantaloupes from the market this morning.
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แตงเทศdtɛɛng-têetลูกlûukนี้níiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaสีส้มsǐi-sômสวยsǔuaiแถมยังtɛ̌ɛm-yangมีmiiรสชาติrót-châatหวานwǎanและlɛ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmมากmâak
This cantaloupe has beautiful orange flesh and also tastes very sweet and fragrant.
คุณปู่kun-bpùuปลูกbplùukแตงเทศdtɛɛng-têetไว้wáiที่tîiสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanและlɛ́ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiมันmanกำลังgam-langออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒn
Grandpa planted cantaloupes in the backyard garden and they are bearing fruit now.
การปลูกgaan-bplùukแตงเทศdtɛɛng-têetในnaiโรงเรือนroong-rʉʉanช่วยchûuaiควบคุมkûuap-kumอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumและlɛ́ป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganแมลงศัตรูพืชmá-lɛɛng-sàt-dtruu-pʉ̂ʉtได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàaการปลูกgaan-bplùukแบบbɛ̀ɛpเปิดbpə̀ət
Growing cantaloupes in a greenhouse helps control the temperature and prevent pests better than open-field cultivation.
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 -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtɛɛng
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
แตงdtɛɛngแตงdtɛɛng1melon; cucumber; melon or cucumber plant2cucumber (elliptical)melon; cucumber; melon or cucumber plantPart 1
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แตงเทศdtɛɛng-têetแตงเทศdtɛɛng-têetcantaloupe; muskmeloncantaloupe; muskmelonWord