ชมนาด
chom-nâatMeaning
1NounC1
bread flower (a type of vine)
A type of flowering vine (Vallaris glabra), known for its fragrant white flowers that smell like pandan leaves or cooked rice.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ชมนาดchom-nâatชมนาดchom-nâatbread flower (a type of vine)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeรั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmpleasant smell; fragranceฟุ้งfúngฟุ้งfúng1[to] spread; disperse; waft (smell/smoke/dust)2pervasive; diffused (smell/atmosphere)3[to] be mentally scattered; have restless thoughtsไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)
My grandmother likes to plant a bread flower vine by the fence; when it blooms, the fragrance spreads all around.
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กลิ่นglìnของkŏngดอกdòkชมนาดchom nâatมีเอกลักษณ์mee èek-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuuaคือkeuหอมhŏmเย็นๆyen yenคล้ายkláaiกลิ่นglìnข้าวkâaoใหม่màiผสมpà-sŏmใบเตยbai dteuy
The scent of the bread flower is unique; a cool fragrance similar to the smell of new rice mixed with pandan leaves.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักจะmák-jàบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngกลิ่นglìnหอมเย้ายวนhɔ̌ɔm-yáo-yuuanของkɔ̌ɔngดอกdɔ̀ɔkชมนาดchom-nâatที่tîiโชยมาchooi-maaตามdtaamลมlomในnaiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn
Thai literature often describes the alluring fragrance of the bread flower wafting on the wind at night.
สมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanนิยมní-yomนำnamดอกdɔ̀ɔkชมนาดchom-nâatมาสmâatกัดgàtทำtamเครื่องหอมkrʉ̂ʉang-hɔ̌ɔmหรือrʉ̌ʉใช้cháiอบควันòp-kwanเทียนtiianร่วมกับrûuam-gàpขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความละเมียดละไมkwaam-lá-mîiat-lá-mai
In ancient times, people popularly extracted bread flowers to make perfume or used them to smoke Thai desserts with scented candles to add a refined touch.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chom
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |