กินบอน
gin-bɔɔnMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] eat elephant ear/taro (bon)
To eat the elephant ear/taro plant (bon), especially its stems, which can cause an itchy throat if not prepared correctly.
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)กินบอนgin bonกินบอนgin bon[to] eat elephant ear/taro (bon)ดิบๆdìp dìpดิบๆdìp dìp1raw; uncooked2unripe (fruit)3raw; in an unprocessed or unpolished form4rough; unpolished; grittyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)คันคอkan korคันคอkan kor[to] have an itchy or scratchy throat
Be careful not to eat raw elephant ear stems, you'll get an itchy throat.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnลองlɔɔngกินบอนgin-bɔɔnที่เก็บtîi-gèpมาจากmaa-jàakหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaต้องdtɔ̂ngไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔเพราะprɔ́คันคอkan-kɔɔไม่หายmâi-hǎai
My friend tried eating the elephant ear stems he picked from his backyard; in the end, he had to see a doctor because the itchiness in his throat wouldn't go away.
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoมีmiiวิธีwí-tiiจัดการjàt-gaanกับgàpต้นบอนdtôn-bɔɔnได้ดีdâai-diiเลยləəiกินบอนgin-bɔɔnกันganเป็นbpenเรื่องปกติrʉ̂ʉang-bpòk-gà-dtìโดยdooiไม่mâiคันคอkan-kɔɔ
People in the old days had good methods for preparing elephant ear plants, so they ate the stems regularly without getting an itchy throat.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàรู้rúuว่าwâaมีmiiความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangที่จะtîi-jàคันคอkan-kɔɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางคนbaang-konก็gɔ̂ยังyangชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินบอนgin-bɔɔnเพราะprɔ́ติดใจdtìt-jaiในnaiรสสัมผัสrót-sǎm-pàtที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปรุงbprungอย่างถูกวิธีyàang-tùuk-wí-tii
Even knowing there's a risk of getting an itchy throat, some people still love to eat elephant ear stems because they're fond of the unique texture when it's prepared correctly.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gin
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 | — | — |
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กินบอนgin-bɔɔnกินบอนgin-bɔɔn[to] eat elephant ear/taro (bon)[to] eat elephant ear/taro (bon)Word