ข่า(kàa)
Meanings
1NounA2
galangal (rhizome)
a pungent aromatic rhizome in the ginger family used in Thai and Southeast Asian cooking
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ข่าkàaข่าkàa1galangal plant (Alpinia spp.)2galangal (rhizome)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ต้มยำdtôm yamต้มยำdtôm yamtom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)
I put galangal in tom yum.
2NounB1
galangal plant (Alpinia spp.)
the plant that produces galangal rhizomes; several species in the genus Alpinia
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; parkของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแปลงปลูกbplaeng bplòokแปลงปลูกbplaeng bplòokplanting plot; garden bedข่าkàaข่าkàa1galangal plant (Alpinia spp.)2galangal (rhizome)หลายชนิดlăai chá-nítหลายชนิดlăai chá-nítmany kinds; various
In the university garden, there is a plot growing several kinds of Alpinia plants.