แตงโม
dtɛɛng-mooMeaning
1NounA1
watermelon (fruit)
a large round or oblong fruit with a green rind and sweet, juicy red or pink flesh
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[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); pocketแตงโมdtaeng mohแตงโมdtaeng mohwatermelon (fruit)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolๆ-ตอนหน้าdton nâaตอนหน้าdton nâanext episode; next part/section/chapterร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intense
I like to eat chilled watermelon in the summer.
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Mom cut the watermelon into small pieces and put them on a plate.
เราraoซื้อsʉ́ʉแตงโมdtɛɛng-mooลูกใหญ่lûuk-yàiจากjàakตลาดdtà-làatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาaoไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-níkพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
We bought a big watermelon from the market to take to the picnic tomorrow.
This glass of blended watermelon is very sweet and refreshing.
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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โมmooโมmoo1cosmetic work; plastic surgery (slang)2[to] modify; customize; tweakcosmetic work; plastic surgery (slang)Part 2
แตงโมdtɛɛng-mooแตงโมdtɛɛng-moowatermelon (fruit)watermelon (fruit)Word