แม่หมู
mɛ̂ɛ-mǔuMeaning
1NounB1
sow; mother pig
an adult female pig, especially one that has given birth.
Examples
แม่หมูmɛ̂ɛ-mǔuแม่หมูmɛ̂ɛ-mǔusow; mother pigตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowคลอดลูกklɔ̂ɔt-lûukคลอดลูกklɔ̂ɔt-lûuk1[to] give birth (mother)2[of animals] to give birthออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out12ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
That sow just gave birth to 12 piglets.
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สัตวแพทย์sàt-dtà-wá-pɛ̂ɛtกำลังgam-langตรวจสุขภาพdtrùuat-sùk-kà-pâapแม่หมูmɛ̂ɛ-mǔuหลังคลอดlǎng-klɔ̂ɔt
The veterinarian is checking the sow's health after she gave birth.
แม่หมูmâe mŏoจะjàดุร้ายdù ráaiขึ้นkêunเมื่อmêuuaต้องdtôngปกป้องbpòk bpôngลูกๆlôok lôokของมันkŏng man
A sow becomes more aggressive when it has to protect its piglets.
การคัดเลือกgaan-kát-lʉ̂ʉakสายพันธุ์sǎai-panแม่หมูmɛ̂ɛ-mǔuที่ดีtîi-diiเป็นbpenปัจจัยสำคัญbpàt-jai-sǎm-kanที่tîiส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔจำนวนjam-nuuanลูกlûukสุกรsù-gɔɔnที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láครอกkrɔ̂ɔk
Selecting a good sow bloodline is a key factor affecting the number of healthy piglets in each litter.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 1
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หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)pig; hogPart 2
แม่หมูmɛ̂ɛ-mǔuแม่หมูmɛ̂ɛ-mǔusow; mother pigsow; mother pigWord