ไลเคน
lai-keenMeaning
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lichen
A simple organism made of a fungus and algae (or bacteria) living together; often seen as a crust or small leafy patches on rocks, trees, or soil.
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛ1ancient; very old2long-established; longstandingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไลเคนlai-keenไลเคนlai-keenlichenสีเทาsǐi-taoสีเทาsǐi-tao1gray/grey (color)2gray/grey; gray-colored3gray area; semi-legalอมเขียวom-kǐiaoอมเขียวom-kǐiaogreenish; having a green tintเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] perch4[to] stick; [to] adhere5[to] come close to shore (of a boat)6[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
There is grayish-green lichen growing on the old tree in the garden.
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ฉันchănสังเกตเห็นsăng-gèt hĕnไลเคนlai-kaynขึ้นอยู่kêun yòoบนbonโขดหินkòht hĭnใกล้ๆglâi glâiน้ำตกnám dtòk
I noticed lichen growing on the rocks near the waterfall.
การมีอยู่gaan-mii-yùuของkɔ̌ɔngไลเคนlai-keenบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítสามารถsǎa-mâatใช้cháiเป็นbpenดัชนีชี้วัดdàt-chá-nii-chíi-wátคุณภาพอากาศkun-ná-pâap-aa-gàatได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́มันmanไวต่อwai-dtɔ̀ɔมลพิษmon-lá-pítมากmâak
The presence of certain types of lichen can be used as an indicator of air quality because they are very sensitive to pollution.
ไลเคนlai-keenเป็นbpenสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng-mii-chii-wítที่tîiน่าทึ่งnâa-tʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ngเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panแบบbɛ̀ɛpพึ่งพาอาศัยกันpʉ̂ng-paa-aa-sǎi-ganระหว่างrá-wàangเชื้อราchʉ́ʉa-raaและlɛ́สาหร่ายsǎa-ràai
Lichen is a fascinating composite organism that results from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae.
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 syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lai
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 | — | — |