ขมิ้นชัน(kà-mîn chan)
Meanings
1NounA2
turmeric (Curcuma longa)
A herb (Curcuma longa) with bright yellow rhizomes, used as a spice for color and aroma, and in traditional medicine and cosmetics.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesขมิ้นชันkà-mîn chanขมิ้นชันkà-mîn chan1turmeric (Curcuma longa)2turmeric products (powder, oil, capsules)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเหง้าngâoเหง้าngâo1rhizome (botany)2ancestral stock; lineage (figurative)สีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuangสีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalist
This is a turmeric plant. It has a yellow rhizome.
2NounB1
turmeric products (powder, oil, capsules)
Products derived from turmeric, such as turmeric powder, turmeric oil, or herbal capsules, for culinary or health uses.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ผงขมิ้นชันpŏng kà-mîn chanผงขมิ้นชันpŏng kà-mîn chanturmeric powderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การทำอาหารgaan tam aa-hăanการทำอาหารgaan tam aa-hăan1cooking; food preparation2culinary arts; cookeryเพื่อสุขภาพpêuua sùk-kà-pâapเพื่อสุขภาพpêuua sùk-kà-pâap1for health; for one's health2healthy; healthful (used after a noun)
Mom used turmeric powder in cooking for health benefits.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ชันchanชันchan1steep2to set/solidify (gel/mixture)3to thicken/coagulate (culinary)4dammar; resinPart 2
ขมิ้นชันkà-mîn chanขมิ้นชันkà-mîn chanturmeric (Curcuma longa)