ขนมตาล
kà-nǒm-dtaanMeaning
1NounB1
toddy palm cake
a traditional Thai sweet steamed cake made from the fruit of the toddy palm or sugar palm
Examples
ขนมตาลkà-nǒm-dtaanขนมตาลkà-nǒm-dtaantoddy palm cakeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell goodมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Khanom tan has a yellow color and smells very fragrant.
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ป้าbpâaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnทำtamขนมตาลkà-nǒm-dtaanเก่งมากgèng-mâakและlɛ́มักจะmák-jàโรยrooiมะพร้าวmá-práaoขูดkùutไว้ข้างบนwái-kâang-bon
My aunt is very good at making khanom tan and usually sprinkles grated coconut on top.
สมัยนี้sà-măi néeหาhăaขนมตาลkà-nŏm dtaanที่têeทำจากtam jàakเนื้อลูกตาลnéuua lôok dtaanแท้ๆtáe-táeกินได้gin dâaiยากมากyâak mâak
Nowadays, it is very hard to find khanom tan made from real toddy palm fruit to eat.
กระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanทำtamขนมตาลkà-nǒm-dtaanแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raanต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaหมักmàkแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngข้ามคืนkâam-kʉʉnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiขนมkà-nǒmฟูนุ่มfuu-nûmตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
The traditional process of making khanom tan requires fermenting the dough overnight to allow the cake to become naturally soft and fluffy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขนมตาล said ขะ-หนม-ตาล?
kà-nǒm-dtaan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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
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ขนมตาลkà-nǒm-dtaanขนมตาลkà-nǒm-dtaantoddy palm caketoddy palm cakeWord