ขนุน(kà-nŭn)

Meanings

1NounA2

jackfruit (fruit)

A very large tropical fruit (jackfruit) with a spiky green rind and sweet yellow flesh made up of edible bulbs around seeds.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatขนุนkà-nŭnขนุนkà-nŭn1jackfruit (fruit)2jackfruit tree
I like to eat jackfruit.
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ขนุนkà-nŭnมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmและláeรสชาติrót-châatหวานwăanมากmâak
Jackfruit has a fragrant smell and a very sweet taste.
วันนี้wan néeยายyaaiซื้อséuขนุนkà-nŭnมาmaaให้hâiหนึ่งnèungลูกlôokใหญ่ๆyài yài
Today, grandma bought one big jackfruit for me.
เวลาway-laaซื้อséuขนุนkà-nŭnมาmaaทั้งtángลูกlôokการgaanแกะgàeจะjàลำบากlam-bàakหน่อยnòiเพราะpráwมีmeeยางyaangเหนียวๆnĭiao-nĭiaoติดมือdtìt meu
When you buy a whole jackfruit, peeling it is a bit difficult because the sticky sap gets on your hands.
2NounB1

jackfruit tree

The evergreen tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) that bears jackfruit.

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1village; hometown2classifier: หลัง3home (family unit)4house; homeฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นขนุนdtôn kà-nŭnต้นขนุนdtôn kà-nŭnjackfruit treeไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1domestic affairs; family side (figurative)2wife (figurative)3back of the house; backyardหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1a certain; a particular2a; one; a single3one (number)4first; top; foremostต้นdtônต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; base
My house has one jackfruit tree planted behind it.
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เราraoต้องdtôngคอยkoiตัดแต่งกิ่งdtàt dtàeng gìngของkŏngต้นขนุนdtôn kà-nŭnไม่ให้mâi hâiมันmanสูงเกินไปsŏong gern bpai
We have to periodically prune the branches of the jackfruit tree to keep it from getting too tall.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อโบราณkwaam chûuea boh-raanการปลูกgaan bplòokต้นขนุนdtôn kà-nŭnไว้wáiในnaiบริเวณbo-rí-waynบ้านbâanจะjàช่วยchûuaiหนุนนำnŭn namให้hâiมีmeeคนkonคอยkoiสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭn
According to ancient beliefs, planting a jackfruit tree on one's property will bring support from others.
การโค่นgaan kôhnต้นขนุนdtôn kà-nŭnใหญ่yàiอายุaa-yúกว่าgwàaร้อยปีrói bpeeต้นdtônนั้นnánเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangน่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daaiอย่างยิ่งyàang yîngเพราะpráwมันmanให้ร่มเงาhâi rôm ngaoแก่gàeชุมชนchum-chonมานานmaa naan
Felling that large, hundred-year-old jackfruit tree was a great shame, as it had provided shade for the community for a long time.