ขมปร่า
kǒm-bpràaMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
harshly bitter; bitter and acrid
Having an unpleasant bitter taste with a sharp or acrid quality.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)คั่วkûuaคั่วkûua[to] roast; dry-fryเมล็ดกาแฟmá-lét-gaa-fɛɛเมล็ดกาแฟmá-lét-gaa-fɛɛcoffee beanนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpai1for too long2too long (in duration)กาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชงchongชงchong1[to] brew; make; mix (a drink)2[to] set up a pairing; ship (slang)3[to] submit/present (a proposal/topic) (bureaucratic slang)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)ขมปร่าkǒm-bpràaขมปร่าkǒm-bpràaharshly bitter; bitter and acrid
I roasted the coffee beans for too long, so the coffee I brewed tasted bitter and acrid.
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ฉันchǎnเผลอplə̌əเคี้ยวkíiaoยาเม็ดyaa-métนี้níiจึงjʉngรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kขมปร่าkǒm-bpràaไปbpaiทั้งtángปากbpàak
I accidentally chewed this tablet, leaving a sharp, bitter taste throughout my mouth.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแช่chɛ̂ɛใบชาbai-chaaไว้wáiนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiชาchaaจะมีjà-miiรสrótขมปร่าkǒm-bpràaจนjonกลบรสglòp-rótละมุนlá-munที่tîiควรจะkuuan-jàมีmii
When tea leaves are steeped for too long, the tea develops a harsh bitterness that overwhelms its intended mellow flavor.
น้ำnáamสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiที่tîiต้มdtômจนjonเข้มข้นkêm-kônมีmiiรสrótขมปร่าkǒm-bpràaจนjonฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngผสมpà-sǒmน้ำnáamเพิ่มpə̂əmก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàดื่มdʉ̀ʉmต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
The concentrated herbal drink tasted so sharply bitter that I had to dilute it with more water before continuing to drink it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǒm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ปร่าbpràaปร่าbpràaacrid; tingling; slightly numbing (of taste)acrid; tingling; slightly numbing (of taste)Part 2
ขมปร่าkǒm-bpràaขมปร่าkǒm-bpràaharshly bitter; bitter and acridharshly bitter; bitter and acridWord