ขนมไทย
kà-nǒm-taiMeaning
1NounA2
traditional Thai sweets
traditional Thai sweets and confections, typically made with ingredients like rice flour, coconut, palm sugar, and egg yolks
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[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); pocketขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taitraditional Thai sweets
I like to eat traditional Thai sweets.
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Yesterday, my grandmother made a lot of Thai desserts for me.
ตลาดน้ำdtà-làat náamเป็นที่bpen têeที่ดีtêe deeในnaiการgaanหาซื้อhăa séuขนมไทยkà-nŏm taiอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròi
The floating market is a good place to find delicious Thai desserts.
ขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiทำมาจากtam-maa-jàakแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngกะทิgà-tíและlɛ́น้ำตาลnám-dtaanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpที่tîiหาได้ง่ายhǎa-dâai-ngâaiในnaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
Most Thai desserts are made from flour, coconut milk, and sugar, which are ingredients that are easy to find locally.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขนมไทย said ขะ-หนม-ไทย?
kà-nǒm-tai
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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ขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taitraditional Thai sweetstraditional Thai sweetsWord