คะน้า(ká-náa)

Meanings

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Chinese kale; kai lan

A leafy green vegetable in the Brassica family, commonly called Chinese kale or kai lan, used in stir-fries and soups.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatคะน้าká-náaคะน้าká-náaChinese kale; kai lanผัดpàtผัดpàt1stir-fry; stir-fried dish2[to] stir-fry [sth]3[to] postpone; put off; delayน้ำมันหอยnám-man hŏiน้ำมันหอยnám-man hŏioyster sauce
I like to eat stir-fried Chinese kale with oyster sauce.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanแม่mâeซื้อséuคะน้าká-náaมาmaaทำtamแกงจืดgaeng jèutกับgàpเต้าหู้dtâo hûu
Yesterday, Mom bought Chinese kale to make a clear soup with tofu.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoจะjàผัดpàtคะน้าká-náaกับgàpกระเทียมgrà-tiiamและláeหมูกรอบmŏo gròpเป็นbpenกับข้าวgàp-kâao
Tomorrow we will stir-fry Chinese kale with garlic and crispy pork as a side dish.
คะน้าká-náaเป็นbpenผักใบเขียวpàk bai kĭiaoในnaiตระกูลdtrà-gunกะหล่ำgà-làmนิยมní-yomใส่sàiทั้งtángในnaiผัดpàtและláeซุปsúpเพราะpráwกรอบgròpหวานwăan
Chinese kale is a leafy green in the Brassica family, commonly used in stir-fries and soups because of its crisp sweetness.

Word Breakdown

คะkáคะkápolite particle (female; question softener)Part 1
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น้าnáaน้าnáa1stepmother2auntie; uncle (familiar address)3younger sibling of one’s mother4aunt/uncle by marriage (maternal)Part 2
คะน้าká-náaคะน้าká-náaChinese kale; kai lan