กระวาน(grà-waan)
Meanings
1NounA2
cardamom (spice)
A fragrant spice from the seeds of cardamom plants (Zingiberaceae), used in cooking, drinks, and herbal medicine.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] put in; [to] add4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กระวานgrà-waanกระวานgrà-waan1Siam cardamom; cardamom plant2cardamom (spice)ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)แกงgaengแกงgaeng1classifier: อย่าง2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3Thai curry (soup/stew)ให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)หอมhŏmหอมhŏm1[to] smell nice; be fragrant2fragrant; pleasantly scented3onion; shallot; spring onion
Mom adds cardamom to the curry for fragrance.
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This morning he brewed milk tea with a bit of cardamom.
A traditional doctor recommended boiling cardamom to drink after meals.
กลิ่นglìnของkŏngกระวานgrà-waanช่วยchûuaiกลบกลิ่นglòp glìnคาวkaaoและláeเพิ่มpêrmมิติmí-dtìให้hâiรสอาหารrót aa-hăanหวานมันwăan man
The aroma of cardamom masks fishy odors and adds depth to rich, sweet dishes.
2NounB1
Siam cardamom; cardamom plant
A plant of the ginger family grown for its aromatic fruits and seeds, especially Siam cardamom (Amomum verum), used in cooking and traditional medicine.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] put in; [to] add4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กระวานgrà-waanกระวานgrà-waan1Siam cardamom; cardamom plant2cardamom (spice)ลงในlong naiลงในlong nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inแกงgaengแกงgaeng1classifier: อย่าง2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3Thai curry (soup/stew)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatหอมสดชื่นhŏm sòt chêunหอมสดชื่นhŏm sòt chêunfragrant and refreshing; fresh-scented
Mom added cardamom to the curry to make it smell refreshing.
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เวลาway-laaเคี่ยวkîiaoชาchaaมะตูมmá-dtuumเขาkăoใส่sàiกระวานไทยgrà-waan taiนิดหน่อยnít nòiช่วยchûuaiเพิ่มpêrmกลิ่นglìnและláeสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kun
When simmering bael tea, he adds a bit of Thai cardamom to enhance the aroma and benefits.
สูตรsòotยาโบราณyaa boo-raanระบุrá-bùให้hâiบดbòtกระวานgrà-waanกับgàpขิงkĭngแล้วláeoชงchongดื่มdèumแก้gâeท้องอืดtóng èuut
An old remedy instructs grinding cardamom with ginger and brewing it to relieve bloating.
ในnaiภาคเหนือpâak nĕuuaนิยมní-yomใส่sàiกระวานgrà-waanพื้นถิ่นpéun tìǹลงในlong naiแกงฮังเลgaeng hang-layเพราะpráwช่วยchûuaiตัดdtàtเลี่ยนlîianและláeแต่งรสdtàeng rótเผ็ดหอมpèt hŏmแบบbàepสมุนไพรsà-mŭn prai
In the North, local cardamom is commonly added to gaeng hung lay because it cuts the greasiness and adds a spicy-herbal aroma.
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วานwaanวานwaan1[to] ask (someone to do something); request a favor2yesterday (chiefly in compounds)Part 2
กระวานgrà-waanกระวานgrà-waancardamom (spice)