ตำลึง
dtam-lʉngMeanings
1NounA2
ivy gourd
A climbing plant (Coccinia grandis) whose young shoots and leaves are eaten as a vegetable in Thai cuisine.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ยอดตำลึงyɔ̂ɔt-dtam-lʉngยอดตำลึงyɔ̂ɔt-dtam-lʉngivy gourd shootมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)กินกับgin-gàpกินกับgin-gàp[to] eat with [sth]น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dip
Mom picked young ivy gourd shoots to blanch and eat with chili paste.
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Yesterday I stir-fried ivy gourd leaves with eggs for dinner.
Tomorrow I’ll pick ivy gourd by the fence to make a clear soup.
ตำลึงdtam-lʉngเป็นbpenเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiที่tîiยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnเอามาao-maaทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoได้dâaiหลายlǎaiเมนูmee-nuuเช่นchênแกงจืดgɛɛng-jʉ̀ʉtหรือrʉ̌ʉผัดpàtไฟแดงfai-dɛɛng
Ivy gourd is a climbing vine whose young shoots can be used in many dishes, such as clear soup or quick stir-fries.
2NounC1
tamlueng (Thai weight unit)
A Thai weight unit equal to 4 baht (about 60 grams) in the modern system; historical values varied by period and region.
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ทองคำtɔɔng-kamทองคำtɔɔng-kam1gold (chemical element; precious metal)2figurative: something precious/valuableหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostตำลึงdtam-lʉngตำลึงdtam-lʉng1ivy gourd2tamlueng (Thai weight unit)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current timeเท่ากับtâo-gàpเท่ากับtâo-gàp1[to] equal; be equal to (=)2[to] amount to; be tantamount toสี่บาทsìi-bàatสี่บาทsìi-bàatfour baht (money)ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4something like; along the lines of (informal)5moderate; reasonable (literary)หกhòkหกhòk1six (6)2[to] spillสิบกรัมsìp-gramสิบกรัมsìp-gramten grams (10 g)
One tamlueng of gold in the modern system equals four baht, about sixty grams.
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แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaน้ำหนักปลาnám-nàk-bplaaนี้níiราวraaoหนึ่งnʉ̀ngตำลึงdtam-lʉngจึงjʉngคิดkítราคาraa-kaaเท่ากับtâo-gàpสี่บาทsìi-bàatน้ำหนักnám-nàk
The vendor said this fish weighs about one tamlueng, so she priced it as four baht weight.
ตามdtaamหลักฐานlàk-tǎanโบราณคดีboo-raan-ká-diiค่าkâaตำลึงdtam-lʉngไม่ได้mâi-dâaiคงที่kong-tîiเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛขึ้นกับkʉ̂n-gàpยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiและlɛ́ท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
According to archaeological evidence, the value of a tamlueng was not always fixed, but depended on the era and region.
งานวิชาการngaan-wí-chaa-gaanระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaตำลึงdtam-lʉngในnaiบางbaangหัวเมืองhǔua-mʉʉangสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnอาจàatหนักnàkไม่mâiเท่ากับtâo-gàpสี่บาทsìi-bàatจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngระบุrá-bùแหล่งที่มาlɛ̀ng-tîi-maaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiap
Scholarly works state that ‘tamlueng’ in some historical provinces might not weigh the same as four baht, so the source must be specified when making comparisons.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตำลึง said ตัม-ลึง?
dtam-lʉng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |