แมงมุม
mɛɛng-mumMeaning
1NounA1
spider
an eight-legged arachnid that often spins webs to catch prey
Examples
แมงมุมmɛɛng-mumแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumspiderมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแปดbpɛ̀ɛtแปดbpɛ̀ɛt1eight (number)2eight (quantity)ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ชักใยchák-yaiชักใยchák-yai1[to] pull strings; manipulate [sb]2[to] spin a web; draw out threadsตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)มุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
Spiders have eight legs and like to spin webs in the corners of houses.
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I see a small spider spinning a web to catch insects.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiชักใยchák-yaiบนbonระเบียงrá-biiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดักdàkเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉa
Yesterday a big spider spun a web on the balcony to trap prey.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupใยแมงมุมyai-mɛɛng-mumที่tîiมันmanทำไว้tam-wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจับjàpแมลงmá-lɛɛng
Tomorrow I will take a photo of the spider’s web that it made to catch insects.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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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แมงมุมmɛɛng-mumแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumspiderspiderWord