กะพ้อ
gà-pɔ́ɔMeaning
1NounC1
fan palm; Licuala palm
A fan-leaved palm of the genus Licuala, especially Licuala spinosa, whose leaves are used for wrapping food and making woven articles.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeกะพ้อgà-pɔ́ɔกะพ้อgà-pɔ́ɔfan palm; Licuala palmมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] develop (film/photos)3[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)4[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderห่อhɔ̀ɔห่อhɔ̀ɔ1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)ข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)นึ่งnʉ̂ngนึ่งnʉ̂ng1[to] steam [sth]2steamed
Grandma picked some licuala palm leaves, washed them, and used them to wrap sticky rice before steaming it.
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กะพ้อgà-pɔ́ɔเป็นbpenปาล์มbpaamที่tîiมีmiiใบbaiแผ่pɛ̀ɛคล้ายkláaiพัดpátซึ่งsʉ̂ngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiทั้งtángห่อhɔ̀ɔอาหารaa-hǎanและlɛ́ทำtamเครื่องจักสานkrʉ̂ʉang-jàk-sǎan
The licuala palm has fan-shaped leaves, which local people use both to wrap food and to make woven articles.
การเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakใบbaiกะพ้อgà-pɔ́ɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานจักสานngaan-jàk-sǎanต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanเพราะprɔ́ใบbaiที่tîiอ่อนɔ̀ɔnหรือrʉ̌ʉแก่gɛ̀ɛเกินไปgəən-bpaiย่อมyɔ̂mส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔทั้งtángความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitและlɛ́ความทนทานkwaam-ton-taanของkɔ̌ɔngชิ้นงานchín-ngaan
Selecting licuala palm leaves for weaving requires expertise, since leaves that are too young or too mature affect both the fineness and the durability of the finished work.
แม้mɛ́ɛบรรจุภัณฑ์ban-jù-panสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiจะjàสะดวกsà-dùuakกว่าgwàaหลายlǎaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaในnaiภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiก็gɔ̂ยังyangห่อhɔ̀ɔขนมkà-nǒmต้มdtômด้วยdûuaiใบbaiกะพ้อgà-pɔ́ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtวิธีทำwí-tii-tamขนมkà-nǒmที่tîiผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpประเพณีbprà-pee-niiของkɔ̌ɔngท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
Although modern packaging is more convenient, many families in southern Thailand still wrap khanom tom in licuala palm leaves to preserve a method of making the snack that is closely tied to local traditions.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid 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
gà
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
กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 1
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พ้อpɔ́ɔพ้อpɔ́ɔ[to] meet; encounter; come across (dialect)[to] meet; encounter; come across (dialect)Part 2
กะพ้อgà-pɔ́ɔกะพ้อgà-pɔ́ɔfan palm; Licuala palmfan palm; Licuala palmWord