กลอย
glɔɔiMeanings
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).
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกลอยglɔɔiกลอยglɔɔi1wild yam (Dioscorea hispida)2wild yam tuber (Dioscorea hispida)ดิบdìpดิบdìp1raw (not cooked)2unripe3unprocessed; crude; raw (materials/emotions)4harsh; uncouth (behavior)มีพิษmii-pítมีพิษmii-pít1poisonous; venomous (of animals/plants)2toxic; poisonous (of substances/materials)3malicious; caustic (figurative)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toแช่chɛ̂ɛแช่chɛ̂ɛ1[to] soak; immerse2[to] chill; refrigerateน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำมาnam-maaนำมาnam-maa[to] bring [sb/sth] (here); fetchปรุงอาหารbprung-aa-hǎanปรุงอาหารbprung-aa-hǎan[to] cook; prepare food
Villagers know that raw kaloey is poisonous, so it must be soaked before being cooked.
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ครูสอนkruu sŏnว่าwâaเถาtăoกลอยgloiเป็นbpenพืชหัวpêut hŭuaเลื้อยléuuayและláeหัวhŭuaต้องdtôngผ่านpàanกระบวนการgrà-buan-gaanขจัดพิษkà-jàt pítก่อนกินgòn ginได้dâi
The teacher explained that kaloey is a climbing tuber plant, and its tuber must undergo detoxification before it can be eaten.
หัวhǔuaกลอยglɔɔiมีmiiสารพิษsǎan-pítตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatหากhàakไม่mâiแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำnáamหรือrʉ̌ʉล้างพิษláang-pítให้ดีhâi-diiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiเวียนหัวwiian-hǔuaและlɛ́อาเจียนaa-jiianได้dâai
Kaloey tubers contain natural toxins; if not properly soaked or detoxified, they can cause dizziness and vomiting.
ก่อนgònแปรรูปbprae rôopกลอยgloiเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hăanต้องdtôngหั่นhànแผ่นบางpàen baangแช่châeน้ำnáamไหลlăiหลายlăaiชั่วโมงchûua-mohngและláeเปลี่ยนbplìianน้ำnáamบ่อยๆbòi bòiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiพิษpítสลายsà-laai
Before processing kaloey into food, it must be sliced thin, soaked in running water for hours, and the water changed frequently to eliminate toxins.
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.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatกลอยglɔɔiกลอยglɔɔi1wild yam (Dioscorea hispida)2wild yam tuber (Dioscorea hispida)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toแช่chɛ̂ɛแช่chɛ̂ɛ1[to] soak; immerse2[to] chill; refrigerateน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalวันก่อนwan-gɔ̀ɔnวันก่อนwan-gɔ̀ɔnthe other day; a few days agoจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guideหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (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)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Grandma says the glai tuber must be soaked for several days before it can be used to make desserts.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanตำบลdtam-bonนี้níiเอาaoหัวhǔuaกลอยglɔɔiที่tîiล้างพิษláang-pítแล้วlɛ́ɛoมาmaaทำแกงtam-gɛɛngกินginในnaiงานประเพณีngaan-bprà-pee-nii
Villagers in this subdistrict use detoxified glai tubers to make curry for traditional festivals.
สูตรsòotพื้นบ้านpúuan bâanระบุrá-bùให้hâiฝานfăanหัวhŭuaกลอยgloiบางbaangๆ-แล้วláeoล้างláangเปลี่ยนbplìianน้ำnáamซ้ำsámๆ-เพื่อpêuuaขจัดพิษkà-jàt pítก่อนgònนำไปnam bpaiนึ่งnêung
The folk recipe instructs slicing the glai tuber thinly and repeatedly rinsing with fresh water to remove toxins before steaming.
ครูภูมิปัญญาkruu-puum-bpan-yaaเล่าlâoว่าwâaอดีตà-dìitยามyaamขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnข้าวkâaoคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛใช้cháiหัวhǔuaกลอยglɔɔiที่tîiผ่านpàanการขจัดgaan-kà-jàtพิษpítเป็นbpenอาหารหลักaa-hǎan-làkชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
A local wisdom teacher recounted that in the past, during rice shortages, elders used detoxified glai tubers as a temporary staple food.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
glɔɔi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กลอยglɔɔiกลอยglɔɔiwild yam (Dioscorea hispida)wild yam (Dioscorea hispida)Word