ชาบ๊วย
chaa-búuaiMeaning
1NounA2
salted/preserved plum tea
A drink made from salted or preserved plums (บ๊วยบ๊วยbúuai1Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)2preserved sour plum; sour plum snack3last place; bottom of the standings (slang)), typically sweet–sour and slightly salty; served hot or iced.
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)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)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultชาบ๊วยchaa-búuaiชาบ๊วยchaa-búuaisalted/preserved plum teaร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intense1แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Auntie, one cup of hot plum tea, please.
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ชาบ๊วยchaa búuaiร้านนี้ráan néeอร่อยà-ròiมากmâakมีmeeรสrótเปรี้ยวๆbprîiao-bprîiaoเค็มๆkem-kemชื่นใจchêun jai
The plum tea at this shop is very delicious; it has a sour and salty taste that is very refreshing.
อากาศaa-gàatร้อนๆrón rónแบบนี้bàep néeได้dâiดื่มdèumชาบ๊วยchaa búuaiเย็นๆyen yenสักsàkแก้วgâewคงจะkong jàดีdee
On a hot day like this, it would be great to have a glass of iced plum tea.
ยายyaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpชงchongชาบ๊วยchaa-búuaiดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเองeengโดยdooiใช้cháiบ๊วยbúuaiที่tîiดองdɔɔngไว้wáiเป็นbpenปีbpiiมาmaaทำtamรสชาติrót-châatจึงjʉngเข้มข้นkêm-kônกว่าที่gwàa-tîiซื้อsʉ́ʉตามdtaamร้านráan
My grandmother likes to make her own plum tea using plums she has preserved for a year, so the flavor is richer than the store-bought kind.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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บ๊วยbúuaiบ๊วยbúuai1Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)2preserved sour plum; sour plum snack3last place; bottom of the standings (slang)Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)Part 2
ชาบ๊วยchaa-búuaiชาบ๊วยchaa-búuaisalted/preserved plum teasalted/preserved plum teaWord