นมวา
nom waaMeanings
1NounB1
bullock's-heart fruit (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for the bullock's-heart tree (Annona reticulata) or its fruit. The fruit is usually heart-shaped, with a pattern of lines on its skin, sweet creamy flesh, and dark seeds.
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พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offนมวาnom waaนมวาnom waa1bullock's-heart fruit (Southern Thai)2wild betel (Southern Thai)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an object7marijuana (slang)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)นุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)และláeและláeand (coordinating)หวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4stripped; worn (of a screw thread)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Dad bought a ripe bullock's-heart fruit for me to eat. Its flesh is very soft and sweet.
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ที่บ้านtêe bâanยายyaaiในnaiภาคใต้pâak dtâiมีmeeต้นdtônนมวาnom waaอยู่yòoหน้าบ้านnâa bâanพอporผลpŏnสุกsùkยายyaaiก็gâwเก็บgèpมาmaaให้hâiหลานlăanกินgin
There is a bullock's-heart tree in front of my grandmother's house in southern Thailand. When the fruit ripens, she picks it for her grandchildren to eat.
Before eating the bullock's-heart fruit, I cut it open and remove the black seeds.
ฉันchănจำjamผลpŏnนมวาnom waaได้dâiจากjàakทรงsongคล้ายkláaiหัวใจhŭua jaiและláeลายlaaiร่างแหrâang hăeบนbonเปลือกbplèuakแม้máeจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiกินginผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiชนิดchá-nítนี้néeมาmaaหลายlăaiปีbpeeแล้วláeo
I recognize bullock's-heart fruit by its heart-like shape and the network of lines on its skin, even though I haven't eaten it in years.
2NounC1
wild betel (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for wild betel, a small plant with heart-shaped leaves that are eaten fresh or cooked.
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; 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)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนมวาnom waaนมวาnom waa1bullock's-heart fruit (Southern Thai)2wild betel (Southern Thai)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmข้างบ้านkâang bâanข้างบ้านkâang bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerห่อhòห่อhò1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)เมี่ยงคำmîiang kamเมี่ยงคำmîiang kama traditional Thai snackเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell goodและláeและláeand (coordinating)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)สดsòtสดsòt1fresh (not preserved)2live (broadcast/in real time)3bright; vivid (color)4in cash5raw; uncooked (food)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Mom picked wild betel leaves beside the house to wrap miang kham bites because the leaves are fragrant and can be eaten raw.
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ฉันchănเพิ่งpêrngรู้rúuว่าwâaใบbaiนมวาnom waaที่têeแม่mâeใส่sàiในnaiแกงกะทิgaeng gà-tíคือkeuใบbaiชะพลูchá-plooตอนที่dton têeแม่mâeชี้chéeให้ดูhâi dooต้นdtônเล็กlékๆ-ที่têeมีmeeใบbaiรูปหัวใจrôop hŭua jaiอยู่yòoข้างkâangรั้วrúua
I only realized that the nom wa leaves Mom puts in coconut curry are wild betel leaves when she pointed out a small plant with heart-shaped leaves beside the fence.
พอporได้กลิ่นdâai glìnใบbaiนมวาnom waaในnaiแกงกะทิgaeng gà-tíฉันchănก็gâwนึกถึงnéuk tĕungครัวkruuaของkŏngยายyaaiที่têeภาคใต้pâak dtâiขึ้นมาkêun maaทันทีtan teeแม้máeจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiกลับglàpไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoที่บ้านtêe bâanนั้นnánมาmaaหลายlăaiปีbpeeแล้วก็láeo gâwตามdtaam
The aroma of wild betel leaves in the coconut curry immediately brought back memories of Grandma's kitchen in southern Thailand, even though I had not returned to eat there for years.
แม่mâeกำชับgam-chápว่าwâaอย่าyàaใส่sàiใบbaiนมวาnom waaในnaiแกงกะทิgaeng gà-tíมากmâakจนเกินไปjon gern bpaiเพราะpráwถึงtĕungกลิ่นglìnใบbaiจะjàหอมhŏmแต่dtàeถ้าtâaใส่sàiหนักมือnàk meuuก็gâwจะjàกลบกลิ่นglòp glìnเครื่องแกงkrêuuang gaengเสียsĭiaหมดmòt
Mom stressed that I should not add too many wild betel leaves to the coconut curry: fragrant as they are, adding them too generously would overwhelm the curry paste's aroma.
Word Breakdown
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วาwaaวาwaa1wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)2square wa (colloq.; Thai area unit; 4 square meters)wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)Part 2
นมวาnom waaนมวาnom waabullock's-heart fruit (Southern Thai)bullock's-heart fruit (Southern Thai)Word