ข้าวหมู
kâao-mǔuMeaning
1NounA2
rice with pork (generic)
A generic way to say a rice dish served with pork; not a fixed dish name. Usually needs a modifier for clarity (e.g., crispy pork, red pork), as in ข้าวหมูกรอบ or ข้าวหมูแดงข้าวหมูแดงkâao-mǔu-dɛɛngrice with red barbecued pork.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)แบบไหนbɛ̀ɛp-nǎiแบบไหนbɛ̀ɛp-nǎiwhat kind?; which type?
Today I want rice with pork, but I’m not sure which kind yet.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnสั่งข้าวsàng-kâaoหมูกรอบmǔu-grɔ̀ɔpเพราะprɔ́บอbɔɔกร้านgrâanแค่kɛ̂ɛว่าwâaข้าวหมูkâao-mǔuเขาkǎoยังyangงงngongอยู่yùu
Yesterday I ordered crispy pork on rice, because when I just said “rice with pork,” the vendor was confused.
ถ้าtâaจะjàสั่งข้าวsàng-kâaoหมูmǔuพูดpûutให้hâiชัดchátว่าwâaเป็นbpenข้าวหมูแดงkâao-mǔu-dɛɛngหรือrʉ̌ʉข้าวkâaoหมูกรอบmǔu-grɔ̀ɔpจะjàดีกว่าdii-gwàa
If you order rice with pork, it’s better to specify whether it’s red pork on rice or crispy pork on rice.
ผมpǒmบอกbɔ̀ɔkแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaว่าwâaเอาaoข้าวหมูkâao-mǔuแบบเผ็ดbɛ̀ɛp-pètหน่อยnɔ̀iเธอtəəเลยləəiถามtǎamย้ำyámว่าwâaหมูกรอบmǔu-grɔ̀ɔpหรือrʉ̌ʉหมูmǔuทอดtɔ̂ɔtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความชัดเจนkwaam-chát-jeen
I told the vendor I wanted rice with pork, a bit spicy, so she asked again whether I meant crispy pork or fried pork for clarity.
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 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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ข้าวหมูkâao-mǔuข้าวหมูkâao-mǔurice with pork (generic)rice with pork (generic)Word