โอวุม
oo-wumMeaning
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ovum; egg cell
a mature female reproductive cell; an ovum or egg cell used in biological contexts
Examples
โอวุมoo-wumโอวุมoo-wumovum; egg cellคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เซลล์สืบพันธุ์seel-sʉ̀ʉp-panเซลล์สืบพันธุ์seel-sʉ̀ʉp-pan1gamete; reproductive cell2germ cell (broader usage)เพศเมียpêet-miiaเพศเมียpêet-miiafemale sex; female (esp. animal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)สร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂n1[to] build; erect2[to] create; establish; set upในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รังไข่rang-kàiรังไข่rang-kài1ovary2ovary (botany)
An ovum is a female reproductive cell produced in the ovary.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโอวุมoo-wumผสมกับpà-sǒm-gàpอสุจิà-sù-jìจะjàทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətการปฏิสนธิgaan-bpà-dtì-sǒn-tíขึ้นkʉ̂n
When the ovum combines with a sperm, fertilization occurs.
ในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láรอบเดือนrɔ̂ɔp-dʉʉanผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngจะมีjà-miiการgaanตกไข่dtòk-kàiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenการปล่อยgaan-bplɔ̀iโอวุมoo-wumที่tîiสมบูรณ์sǒm-buunออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakรังไข่rang-kài
In each menstrual cycle, a woman ovulates, which is the release of a mature ovum from the ovary.
ความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngโอวุมoo-wumอาจàatเป็นสาเหตุbpen-sǎa-hèetหลักlàkอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngที่tîiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətภาวะpaa-wáมีmiiบุตรbùtยากyâakในnaiเพศหญิงpêet-yǐng
Abnormalities of the ovum can be one of the main causes of infertility in females.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
oo
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 | — | — |