นมงัว
nom-nguuaMeanings
1NounB1
(dialect) cow's milk
Cow's milk; a regional expression using งัวงัวnguuacow; cattle (regional or archaic) for วัววัวwuuacow; cattle, 'cow'.
Examples
ทุกๆtúk túkทุกๆtúk túk1every; each (before a noun/classifier)2every (at intervals)เช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningคุณปู่kun bpòoคุณปู่kun bpòo1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholนมงัวnom nguaนมงัวnom ngua1(dialect) cow's milk2Uvaria plant; Uvaria fruitสดsòtสดsòt1fresh; raw (not preserved or cooked)2live (broadcast/in real time)3bright; vivid (color)4in cashหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)เพื่อสุขภาพpêuua sùk-kà-pâapเพื่อสุขภาพpêuua sùk-kà-pâap1for health; for one's health2healthy; healthful (used after a noun)
Every morning, grandpa drinks a glass of fresh cow's milk for his health.
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พวกเราpûuak-raoไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉนมงัวnom-nguuaจากjàakฟาร์มfaamในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanมาmaaเยอะมากyə́-mâakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอามาao-maaทำtamขนมkà-nǒm
We bought a lot of cow's milk from the village farm to make desserts.
เด็กdèkบางคนbaang-konในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatดื่มdʉ̀ʉmนมงัวnom-nguuaได้dâaiเพราะว่าprɔ́-wâaมีmiiอาการแพ้aa-gaan-pɛ́ɛ
Some children in the countryside cannot drink cow's milk because they have allergies.
ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònชาวบ้านchaao bâanนิยมní-yomบริโภคbor-rí-pôhkนมงัวnom nguaที่têeรีดrêetสดsòtๆ-จากjàakเต้าdtâoมากกว่าmâak gwàaการไปหาgaan bpai hăaซื้อséuนมกล่องnom glòngตามdtaamตลาดdtà-làat
In the past, villagers preferred to consume freshly milked cow's milk straight from the udder rather than buying boxed milk from the market.
2NounC1
Uvaria plant; Uvaria fruit
a species of climbing shrub (Uvaria rufa) or its edible red fruit, named for its shape resembling cow udders
Examples
ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)ที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâacalled; known asนมงัวnom-nguuaนมงัวnom-nguua1(dialect) cow's milk2Uvaria plant; Uvaria fruitมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลักษณะlák-sà-nàลักษณะlák-sà-nà1characteristic; trait; feature2form; shape; appearance3manner; mode; way4nature; character (abstract quality)5classifier: types/kinds/forms/featuresคล้ายkláaiคล้ายkláai1similar; alike (predicative)2[to] resemble; be similar toเต้านมdtâo-nomเต้านมdtâo-nombreast; mammary glandวัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelเปรี้ยวอมหวานbprîiao-om-wǎanเปรี้ยวอมหวานbprîiao-om-wǎan1tart with some sweetness; tangy-sweet2edgy yet sweet (style/personality) [fig.]
The wild fruit called nom-ngua looks like a cow's udder and has a sweet and sour taste.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănชอบchôpไปbpaiเก็บgèpผลpŏnนมงัวnom nguaสุกsùkสีแดงsĕe daengในnaiป่าbpàaหลังบ้านlăng bâanมาmaaกินเล่นgin lênกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuan
When I was a child, I loved going to pick ripe red nom-ngua fruits in the forest behind the house to eat with my friends.
ต้นdtônนมงัวnom-nguuaจัดเป็นjàt-bpenไม้máaiเถาtǎoเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiที่tîiมักmákพบpópขึ้นkʉ̂nตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatในnaiป่าเต็งรังbpàa-dteng-rangและlɛ́ป่าเบญจพรรณbpàa-been-jà-panของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai
The nom-ngua plant is classified as a climbing vine that naturally grows in the dry dipterocarp and mixed deciduous forests of Thailand.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaผลpǒnนมงัวnom-nguuaจะjàเป็นที่รู้จักbpen-tîi-rúu-jàkแพร่หลายprɛ̂ɛ-lǎaiในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banกลับglàpหาทานhǎa-taanได้dâaiยากyâakขึ้นkʉ̂nเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakการลดลงgaan-lót-longของkɔ̌ɔngพื้นที่ป่าpʉ́ʉn-tîi-bpàa
Although the nom-ngua fruit was widely known in rural areas in the past, it is now increasingly difficult to find due to the decrease in forest areas.
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
nom
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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นมงัวnom-nguuaนมงัวnom-nguua(dialect) cow's milk(dialect) cow's milkWord