ชะเอม
chá-eemMeanings
1NounB2
licorice (plant); ชะเอมเทศชะเอมเทศchá-eem-têet1licorice; liquorice (the plant)2licorice root (used as flavoring/medicine)
licorice; the sweet-tasting herb (especially ชะเอมเทศชะเอมเทศchá-eem-têet1licorice; liquorice (the plant)2licorice root (used as flavoring/medicine), Glycyrrhiza spp.) used as a flavoring and in traditional medicine.
Examples
ยาจีนyaa-jiinยาจีนyaa-jiintraditional Chinese medicine; Chinese medicinal remedyบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseสูตรsùutสูตรsùut1recipe; set of instructions2formula; equation; expression3method; standard procedure4sutra; Buddhist discourseมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒm1ingredient; component2mixture; blend (the combined substance)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชะเอมเทศchá-eem-têetชะเอมเทศchá-eem-têet1licorice; liquorice (the plant)2licorice root (used as flavoring/medicine)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelชุ่มคอchûm-kɔɔชุ่มคอchûm-kɔɔ1throat-soothing; moistening to the throat2[to] soothe/moisten the throatและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กลมกล่อมglom-glɔ̀ɔmกลมกล่อมglom-glɔ̀ɔm1well-balanced in flavor; mellow2mellow; pleasantly moderate (sound/feeling/style)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
Some Chinese medicine formulas include licorice to give a soothing taste to the throat and make it more mellow.
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ชาสมุนไพรchaa-sà-mǔn-praiซองsɔɔngนี้níiมีmiiชะเอมchá-eemเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบsùuan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpช่วยให้chûuai-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́แก้gɛ̂ɛกระหายgrà-hǎai
This herbal tea bag has licorice as an ingredient, which helps you feel refreshed and quenches your thirst.
แพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiนิยมní-yomใช้cháiชะเอมเทศchá-eem-têetในnaiการgaanปรุงยาbprung-yaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiลดlótการระคายเคืองgaan-rá-kaai-kʉʉangในnaiลำคอlam-kɔɔและlɛ́ขับkàpเสมหะsěem-hà
Thai traditional doctors often use licorice (Glycyrrhiza spp.) in medicinal preparations to help reduce throat irritation and expel phlegm.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaชะเอมchá-eemจะjàให้hâiความหวานkwaam-wǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่ใช่mâi-châiความหวานkwaam-wǎanจากjàakน้ำตาลnám-dtaanจึงjʉngมักmákถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiในnaiผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้ที่pûu-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumน้ำตาลnám-dtaan
Although licorice provides sweetness, it is not from sugar, so it is often used in products for people who need to control their sugar intake.
2NounB2
licorice root/extract
the root or extract of licorice used as a sweetener, flavoring, or herbal remedy.
Examples
ยาอมyaa-omยาอมyaa-omlozenge; cough drop; pastilleแก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteractเจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔเจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔ1[to] have a sore throat2sore throatหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔbrand; make; labelก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒm1ingredient; component2mixture; blend (the combined substance)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชะเอมchá-eemชะเอมchá-eem1licorice (plant); ชะเอมเทศ2licorice root/extract3Thai licorice; ชะเอมไทย/ชะเอมเถาเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatชุ่มคอchûm-kɔɔชุ่มคอchûm-kɔɔ1throat-soothing; moistening to the throat2[to] soothe/moisten the throatและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสหวานrót-wǎanรสหวานrót-wǎansweet taste
Many brands of sore throat lozenges contain licorice to soothe the throat and provide a sweet taste.
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ชาchaaสมุนไพรแก้วsà-mŭn prai gâewนี้néeมีmeeรสrótหวานนิดๆwăan nít-nítเพราะpráwเขาkăoใส่sàiรากrâakชะเอมchá-emลงlongไปด้วยbpai dûuay
This cup of herbal tea is slightly sweet because they added licorice root to it.
ความหวานkwaam-wǎanตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatของkɔ̌ɔngชะเอมchá-eemนั้นnánหวานwǎanกว่าgwàaน้ำตาลnám-dtaanหลายlǎaiเท่าtâoจึงjʉngเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomใช้cháiในnaiอุตสาหกรรมอาหารùt-sǎa-hà-gam-aa-hǎanและlɛ́ยาyaa
The natural sweetness of licorice is many times sweeter than sugar, so it is popularly used in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
ในnaiตำรับยาdtam-ràp yaaจีนjeenมักmákใช้cháiชะเอมchá-emเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบsùuan bprà-gòpเพื่อpêuuaช่วยchûuaiกลบรสglòp rótขมkŏmและláeประสานbprà-săanสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunของkŏngสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiตัวdtuuaอื่นๆèun èun
In Chinese medicine formulas, licorice is often used as an ingredient to help mask bitterness and harmonize the properties of other herbs.
3NounC1
Thai licorice; ชะเอมไทยชะเอมไทยchá-eem-taiThai licorice/ชะเอมเถาชะเอมเถาchá-eem-tǎoclimbing licorice; Myriopteron extensum
Thai licorice (ชะเอมไทยชะเอมไทยchá-eem-taiThai licorice/ชะเอมเถาชะเอมเถาchá-eem-tǎoclimbing licorice; Myriopteron extensum; Albizia myriophylla), a different plant whose bark/wood is used in Thai traditional medicine and sometimes called ชะเอมชะเอมchá-eem1licorice (plant); ชะเอมเทศ2licorice root/extract3Thai licorice; ชะเอมไทย/ชะเอมเถา.
Examples
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnpeople from the pastชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เคี้ยวkíiaoเคี้ยวkíiao[to] chewเถาtǎoเถาtǎo1vine; climbing stem2classifier: sets of tiered containers3classifier: vines/stems4lineage/ancestral line (literary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชะเอมไทยchá-eem-taiชะเอมไทยchá-eem-taiThai licoriceเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสหวานrót-wǎanรสหวานrót-wǎansweet tasteทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชุ่มคอchûm-kɔɔชุ่มคอchûm-kɔɔ1throat-soothing; moistening to the throat2[to] soothe/moisten the throat
In the old days, people liked to chew the vine of Thai licorice because its sweet taste soothed the throat.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaชะเอมchá-eemเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛชะเอมไทยchá-eem-taiเป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtคนละkon-láชนิดchá-nítกับgàpชะเอมเทศchá-eem-têetที่tîiใช้cháiในnaiขนมkà-nǒmตะวันตกdtà-wan-dtòk
Although they are both called 'cha-em', Thai licorice is a different plant species from the Western licorice (Glycyrrhiza) used in Western sweets.
หมอยาพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-yaa-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิยมní-yomนำnamเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakและlɛ́เนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiของkɔ̌ɔngชะเอมไทยchá-eem-taiมาmaaเข้าkâoตำรับdtam-rápยาแก้ไอyaa-gɛ̂ɛ-aiขับkàpเสมหะsěem-hà
Folk medicine practitioners popularly use the bark and wood of Thai licorice in formulas for cough and phlegm remedies.
สารให้ความหวานsǎan-hâi-kwaam-wǎanของkɔ̌ɔngชะเอมไทยchá-eem-taiนั้นnánพบpópได้dâaiในnaiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakและlɛ́เนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàเป็นbpenเถาtǎoต่างจากdtàang-jàakชะเอมเทศchá-eem-têetที่tîiใช้cháiส่วนsùuanรากrâak
The sweetening substance of Thai licorice is found in its bark and wood, which is a vine, unlike Western licorice which uses the root part.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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เอมeemเอมeempleasantly sweet; sweet-tasting (literary)pleasantly sweet; sweet-tasting (literary)Part 2
ชะเอมchá-eemชะเอมchá-eemlicorice (plant); ชะเอมเทศlicorice (plant); ชะเอมเทศWord