ข้าวยำ
kâao-yamMeaning
1NounB1
southern Thai mixed rice salad
A southern Thai dish of rice mixed with assorted herbs, vegetables, toasted coconut, and ingredients such as dried shrimp, usually served with a budu-based dressing made from fermented fish sauce.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)ภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiSouthern Thailand; the south (of a country/area)รสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaosour taste; sournessเค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionกะปิgà-bpìกะปิgà-bpìshrimp pasteอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Yesterday I tried southern-style khao yam; it was tangy, salty, fragrant with shrimp paste, and very tasty.
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ข้าวยำkâao-yamใส่sàiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangมีmiiมะพร้าวคั่วmá-práao-kûuaกุ้งแห้งgûng-hɛ̂ɛngและlɛ́ราดrâatน้ำnáamบูbuuดูduuรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoเค็มkem
Khao yam includes various herbs, toasted coconut, dried shrimp, and is topped with a tangy-salty budu dressing.
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiตลาดเช้าdtà-làat cháoฉันchănชอบchôpซื้อséuข้าวยำkâao yamที่têeคลุกข้าวklúk kâaoกับgàpผักสดpàk sòtและláeสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiแล้วláeoราดrâatน้ำnáamบูbooดูหอมdoo hŏmๆ-
When I go to the morning market, I like to buy khao yam with rice mixed with fresh vegetables and herbs, then drizzled with fragrant budu sauce.
ข้าวยำkâao-yamเป็นbpenอาหารใต้aa-hǎan-dtâaiที่tîiเน้นnénความสดkwaam-sòtของkɔ̌ɔngผักpàkและlɛ́สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiโดยdooiคลุกข้าวklúk-kâaoกับgàpมะพร้าวคั่วmá-práao-kûuaกุ้งแห้งgûng-hɛ̂ɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoราดrâatน้ำnáamบูbuuดูduuรสจัดrót-jàtให้hâiกลมกล่อมglom-glɔ̀ɔm
Khao yam is a southern Thai dish that emphasizes fresh vegetables and herbs, mixing rice with toasted coconut and dried shrimp, then finishing with a robustly flavored budu dressing for balance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ข้าวยำ said ข้าว-ยัม?
kâao-yam
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kâao
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyrice (cooked)Part 1
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ยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)spicy-sour Thai saladPart 2
ข้าวยำkâao-yamข้าวยำkâao-yamsouthern Thai mixed rice saladsouthern Thai mixed rice saladWord