โฟโต

foh-dtoh

Meanings

1NounA1

photo; photograph

A photograph; informal spelling influenced by English “photo.”

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectโฟโตfoh-dtohโฟโตfoh-dtoh1photo; photograph2photo- (prefix; light)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
This is a photo of my family.
2NounC1

photo- (prefix; light)

Prefix from English/Greek meaning “light,” used in technical terms (e.g., โฟโตอิเล็กทริกโฟโตอิเล็กทริกfoh-dtoh-ì-lék-trìkrelating to electric effects caused by light ‘photoelectric’).

Examples

พืชpêutพืชpêutplant; floraสีเขียวsĕe kĭiaoสีเขียวsĕe kĭiao1green (color)2green; green-colored3eco-friendly; environmentalใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]กระบวนการgrà-buan-gaanกระบวนการgrà-buan-gaan1process; procedure2method; methodology (formal)โฟโตซินเทซิสfoh-dtoh-sin-tay-sítโฟโตซินเทซิสfoh-dtoh-sin-tay-sítphotosynthesisเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)แสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshine
Green plants use the process of photosynthesis to create food from sunlight.