ข้าวเม่า
kâao-mâoMeaning
1NounB1
young pounded green rice
Flattened, tender rice made from young green rice grains that are roasted and pounded; eaten as a snack or used in desserts.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeข้าวเม่าkâao-mâoข้าวเม่าkâao-mâoyoung pounded green riceโรยrooiโรยrooi1[to] sprinkle; scatter2[to] wither; flagน้ำตาลnám-dtaanน้ำตาลnám-dtaan1sugar2brown (color)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai1afternoon2in the afternoon
Grandma made khao mao sprinkled with sugar for an afternoon snack.
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ข้าวเม่าkâao-mâoทำจากtam-jàakข้าวkâaoอ่อนɔ̀ɔnคั่วkûuaแล้วlɛ́ɛoตำdtamแผ่pɛ̀ɛเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเหนียวนุ่มnǐiao-nûmกินกับgin-gàpมะพร้าวmá-práaoอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
Khao Mao is made from roasted young rice pounded flat; the texture is sticky and soft, and it's delicious eaten with coconut.
แม่mâeใช้cháiข้าวเม่าคลุกกล้วยkâao mâo klúk glûuaiและláeมะพร้าวmá-práaoทำเป็นtam bpenของว่างkŏng wâangหอมๆhŏm hŏmสำหรับsăm-ràpเด็กๆdèk dèk
Mom mixes khao mao with bananas and coconut to make a fragrant snack for the kids.
ข้าวเม่าkâao-mâoถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenของว่างkɔ̌ɔng-wâangพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanจากjàakข้าวkâaoอ่อนɔ̀ɔnสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoที่tîiคั่วkûuaแล้วlɛ́ɛoตำdtamจนjonแผ่pɛ̀ɛแบนbɛɛnนิยมní-yomใส่sàiในnaiขนมหวานkà-nǒm-wǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmกลิ่นglìnข้าวkâaoใหม่mài
Khao mao is a traditional snack from green young rice that is roasted and pounded flat, commonly added to desserts to enhance the new-rice aroma.
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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ข้าวเม่าkâao-mâoข้าวเม่าkâao-mâoyoung pounded green riceyoung pounded green riceWord