กุ่ม
gùmMeaning
1NounC1
spider tree; garlic pear tree
a type of tree (genus Crateva) whose young leaves and flowers are often pickled and eaten in Thai cuisine
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)กุ่มgùmกุ่มgùmspider tree; garlic pear treeดองdɔɔngดองdɔɔng1[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)2pickled (food)3[to] shelve; leave pending; sit onจิ้มjîmจิ้มjîm1[to] dip (briefly into a sauce/liquid)2[to] tap; poke (lightly with a finger/object)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dipเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamregularly; habitually; routinely
Grandma regularly likes to eat pickled Crateva leaves dipped in chili paste.
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ต้นdtônกุ่มgùmที่tîiปลูกbplùukอยู่yùuริมคลองrim-klɔɔngกำลังgam-langออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkบานbaanสะพรั่งสวยงามsà-prâng-sǔuai-ngaamมากmâakในnaiฤดูrʉ́-duuนี้níi
The Crateva tree planted by the canal is blooming beautifully this season.
การทำยอดgaan-tam-yɔ̂ɔtกุ่มgùmดองdɔɔngให้hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iนั้นnánจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngนำnamยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnไปbpaiแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำเกลือnáam-glʉʉaทิ้งtíngไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótความขมkwaam-kǒmปร่าbpràa
To make delicious pickled Crateva shoots, you must first soak the young leaves in saltwater to reduce the bitterness.
ดอกdɔ̀ɔkและlɛ́ยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônกุ่มgùmที่tîiนำมาnam-maaดองdɔɔngเปรี้ยวbprîiaoถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenอาหารพื้นบ้านaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmที่tîiหาทานhǎa-taanได้dâaiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangยากyâakในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-ban
Pickled flowers and young leaves of the Crateva tree are considered a traditional local dish that is quite hard to find nowadays.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gùm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |