ขมิ้น
kà-mînMeaning
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turmeric (plant/spice)
turmeric; the rhizome (and the spice from it) of Curcuma longa, yellow-orange in color, used for cooking, dye, and traditional medicine
Examples
ขมิ้นkà-mînขมิ้นkà-mînturmeric (plant/spice)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan[to] cook; prepare food
Turmeric is yellow and used for cooking.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanแม่mɛ̂ɛใส่sàiขมิ้นkà-mînในnaiแกงgɛɛngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiน้ำแกงnáam-gɛɛngหอมhɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́มีmiiสีsǐiสวยsǔuai
Yesterday my mom added turmeric to the curry to make it fragrant and colorful.
ฉันchǎnจะjàใช้cháiขมิ้นkà-mînหมักmàkปลาbplaaให้hâiเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetซึมเข้าเนื้อsʉm-kâo-nʉ́ʉaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทอดtɔ̂ɔt
I will marinate the fish with turmeric so the spices soak into the flesh before frying.
ในnaiแพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiขมิ้นkà-mînถูกtùukใช้cháiทั้งเป็นtáng-bpenยาyaaแก้gɛ̂ɛอักเสบàk-sèepและlɛ́เป็นbpenสีย้อมsǐi-yɔ́ɔmผ้าpâaแบบbɛ̀ɛpธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
In traditional Thai medicine, turmeric is used both as an anti-inflammatory remedy and as a natural fabric dye.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขมิ้น said ขะ-มิ่น?
kà-mîn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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 | — | — |