ดับคาว
dàp-kaaoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] remove a fishy/rank smell or taste (in food)
to remove the fishy or rank smell or taste from food, either during cooking (e.g., with herbs or acids) or after eating (e.g., with dessert) to cleanse the palate.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ตะไคร้dtà-kráiตะไคร้dtà-kráilemongrass (aromatic herb)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ต้มปลาdtôm-bplaaต้มปลาdtôm-bplaa1Thai boiled fish soup2[to] boil fishเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดับคาวdàp-kaaoดับคาวdàp-kaao[to] remove a fishy/rank smell or taste (in food)
Mom puts lemongrass in the fish soup to get rid of the fishy smell.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakกินginอาหารทะเลaa-hǎan-tá-leeเสร็จsètเราraoมักจะmák-jàกินginผลไม้รสเปรี้ยวpǒn-lá-máai-rót-bprîiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดับคาวdàp-kaaoในnaiปากbpàak
After finishing seafood, we often eat sour fruits to cleanse the palate.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápในnaiการล้างgaan-láangปลาbplaaไม่ให้mâi-hâiเหม็นměnคือkʉʉการใช้gaan-cháiน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoหรือrʉ̌ʉน้ำส้มสายชูnáam-sôm-sǎai-chuuช่วยchûuaiดับคาวdàp-kaao
The secret to washing fish so it doesn't smell is using lime juice or vinegar to help remove the rankness.
เชฟchéepเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiเหล้าlâoจีนjiinในnaiการgaanผัดหอยลายpàt-hɔ̌ɔi-laaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชูรสชาติchuu-rót-châatและlɛ́ดับคาวdàp-kaaoไปในตัวbpai-nai-dtuua
The chef chooses to use Chinese wine when stir-frying the clams to enhance the flavor and eliminate the fishy taste at the same time.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2[to] extinguish; turn off3out; off; not running4[to] cease; die out (figurative)[to] go out; be extinguishedPart 1
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คาวkaaoคาวkaao1fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meat2sordid; scandalous; tainted (figurative)fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meatPart 2
ดับคาวdàp-kaaoดับคาวdàp-kaao[to] remove a fishy/rank smell or taste (in food)[to] remove a fishy/rank smell or taste (in food)Word