กระแช่
grà-chɛ̂ɛMeaning
1NounC1
palm wine; fermented palm-sap drink
A traditional alcoholic drink made by fermenting sugary palm sap, such as sap from coconut or palmyra palms.
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatกระแช่grà-chɛ̂ɛกระแช่grà-chɛ̂ɛpalm wine; fermented palm-sap drinkทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]น้ำตาลสดnám-dtaan-sòtน้ำตาลสดnám-dtaan-sòtfresh palmyra sap; fresh palm juiceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)หมักmàkหมักmàk1[to] marinate2[to] ferment3[to] apply and leave on (treatment)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous foodได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Uncle said that krachae is made from fermented fresh palm sap and can make you drunk.
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แม้mɛ́ɛกระแช่grà-chɛ̂ɛจะมีjà-miiรสหวานrót-wǎanและlɛ́ดื่มง่ายdʉ̀ʉm-ngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂มีmiiแอลกอฮอล์ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔจากjàakการหมักgaan-màkน้ำตาลสดnám-dtaan-sòtจึงjʉngไม่ควรmâi-kuuanดื่มdʉ̀ʉmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขับรถkàp-rót
Although krachae tastes sweet and is easy to drink, it contains alcohol from fermented palm sap, so you should not drink it before driving.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpชุมชนchum-chonที่tîiทำtamน้ำตาลโตนดnám-dtaan-dtà-nòotกระแช่grà-chɛ̂ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเครื่องดื่มมึนเมาkrʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉm-mʉn-maoหากhàakยังyangสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaในnaiการนำgaan-namน้ำตาลสดnám-dtaan-sòtมาmaaแปรรูปbprɛɛ-rûupด้วยdûuaiการหมักgaan-màk
For communities that produce palmyra palm sugar, krachae is not merely an intoxicating drink; it also reflects traditional knowledge of processing fresh palm sap through fermentation.
ผู้ผลิตpûu-pà-lìtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaกระแช่grà-chɛ̂ɛที่tîiผลิตpà-lìtแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láครั้งkrángอาจàatมีmiiรสrótและlɛ́กลิ่นglìnต่างกันdtàang-ganเพราะprɔ́คุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำตาลสดnám-dtaan-sòtและlɛ́สภาพsà-pâapระหว่างrá-wàangการหมักgaan-màkล้วนlúuanมีส่วนmii-sùuanกำหนดgam-nòtลักษณะlák-sà-nàของkɔ̌ɔngเครื่องดื่มkrʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉm
The producer explained that each batch of krachae may differ in taste and aroma because both the quality of the fresh palm sap and the fermentation conditions help shape the drink's character.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กระแช่grà-chɛ̂ɛกระแช่grà-chɛ̂ɛpalm wine; fermented palm-sap drinkpalm wine; fermented palm-sap drinkWord