แรคคูน
rɛ̂ɛk-kuunMeaning
1NounB1
raccoon
a small nocturnal mammal with grayish-brown fur, a black mask-like pattern on its face, and a ringed tail
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแรคคูนrɛ̂ɛk-kuunแรคคูนrɛ̂ɛk-kuunraccoonตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
I saw a raccoon in the garden last night.
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แรคคูนrɛ̂ɛk-kuunชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาคุ้ยmaa-kúiขยะkà-yàหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
Raccoons like to rummage through the garbage in front of the house to find food at night.
เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpไปดูbpai dooแรคคูนrâek-koonที่têeสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtเพราะpráwมันmanมีmeeลายlaaiที่têeหน้าnâaเหมือนmĕuuanโจรjohn
The children like going to see the raccoons at the zoo because they have bandit-like patterns on their faces.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaแรคคูนrɛ̂ɛk-kuunจะjàดูduuน่ารักnâa-rákเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanสัตว์เลี้ยงsàt-líiangแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaที่tîiอาจàatเป็นพาหะbpen-paa-hàนำnamโรคพิษสุนัขบ้าrôok-pít-sù-nák-bâaได้dâai
Although raccoons look cute like pets, they are still wild animals that can be carriers of rabies.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rɛ̂ɛk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |