กลอย(gloi)
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1NounB2
wild yam (Dioscorea hispida)
Dioscorea hispida, a climbing yam with toxic tubers when raw; requires soaking or detoxification before consumption. Example: ต้องแช่กลอยก่อนนำมาปรุง (must soak the yam before cooking).
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกลอยgloiกลอยgloi1wild yam (Dioscorea hispida)2wild yam tuber (Dioscorea hispida)ดิบdìpดิบdìp1raw (not cooked)2unprocessed; crude; raw (materials/emotions)3harsh; uncouth (behavior)4unripeมีพิษmee pítมีพิษmee pít1poisonous; venomous (of animals/plants)2toxic; poisonous (of substances/materials)3malicious; caustic (figurative)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightแช่châeแช่châe1[to] soak; immerse2[to] marinate3[to] chill; refrigerate4[to] be soaked; become saturatedน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำมาnam maaนำมาnam maa1[to] bring [sb/sth] (here); fetch2[to] lead to; result in; causeปรุงอาหารbprung aa-hăanปรุงอาหารbprung aa-hăan[to] cook; prepare food
Villagers know that raw kaloey is poisonous, so it must be soaked before being cooked.
2NounB2
wild yam tuber (Dioscorea hispida)
The starchy tuber of a wild yam (Dioscorea hispida), traditionally used as food after detoxification; also used in local folk practices.
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ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatกลอยgloiกลอยgloi1wild yam (Dioscorea hispida)2wild yam tuber (Dioscorea hispida)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightแช่châeแช่châe1[to] soak; immerse2[to] marinate3[to] chill; refrigerate4[to] be soaked; become saturatedน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)วันก่อนwan gònวันก่อนwan gònthe other day; a few days agoจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlineไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Grandma says the glai tuber must be soaked for several days before it can be used to make desserts.
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กลอยgloiกลอยgloiwild yam (Dioscorea hispida)