กระทือ
grà-tʉʉMeaning
1NounC1
shampoo ginger; bitter ginger
a species of plant in the ginger family (Zingiber zerumbet), commonly known as shampoo ginger or bitter ginger, whose rhizomes are used in traditional medicine and cooking
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)กระทือgrà-tʉʉกระทือgrà-tʉʉshampoo ginger; bitter gingerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeแกงป่าgɛɛng-bpàaแกงป่าgɛɛng-bpàajungle curry (Thai curry without coconut milk)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell goodและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelเผ็ดร้อนpèt-rɔ́ɔnเผ็ดร้อนpèt-rɔ́ɔn1very spicy; hot2fiery/intense (speech, issue); heated
My grandmother uses bitter ginger rhizomes to make jungle curry to give it a fragrant aroma and spicy taste.
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กระทือgrà-tʉʉเป็นbpenสมุนไพรไทยsà-mǔn-prai-taiพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanที่tîiมีmiiสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunช่วยchûuaiบรรเทาban-taoอาการaa-gaanท้องอืดtɔ́ɔng-ʉ̀ʉtและlɛ́ขับลมkàp-lomในnaiกระเพาะอาหารgrà-pɔ́-aa-hǎanได้ดีdâai-dii
Bitter ginger is a traditional Thai herb that has excellent properties for relieving bloating and expelling stomach gas.
ในnaiตำรับdtam-rápยาแผนโบราณyaa-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raanมักจะmák-jàนำnamเหง้าngâoกระทือgrà-tʉʉไปbpaiเข้าkâoยาyaaผสมกับpà-sǒm-gàpสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiชนิดchá-nítอื่นʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาโรคrák-sǎa-rôokเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpระบบrá-bòpทางเดินอาหารtaang-dəən-aa-hǎan
In traditional medicine recipes, bitter ginger rhizome is often combined with other herbs to treat gastrointestinal disorders.
สารสกัดsăan sà-gàtจากjàakกระทือgrà-teuมีmeeสารสำคัญsăan săm-kanคือkeuซีรัมsee-ramโบbohนnซึ่งsêungปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banกำลังgam-langได้รับdâi rápความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiในnaiวงการแพทย์wong-gaan pâetสำหรับsăm-ràpการวิจัยgaan wí-jaiฤทธิ์rítต้านdtâanการอักเสบgaan àk-sèp
The extract from shampoo ginger contains the active compound zerumbone, which is currently receiving attention in the medical field for research on its anti-inflammatory effects.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |