น้ำเต้า
náam dtâo
Meanings
1NounB1
bottle gourd; calabash
A type of gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) with a hard shell, often bottle- or round-shaped; eaten as a vegetable when young, and dried shells used as containers or instruments.
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)2aunt (older sister of father or mother)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)น้ำเต้าnáam dtâoน้ำเต้าnáam dtâo1bottle gourd; calabash2Hoo Hey How dice game (short form)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisผลpŏnผลpŏn1result; outcome2benefit; advantage3classifier: fruits4result; outcome; effectอ่อนònอ่อนòn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fried dish (as a noun prefix)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
Auntie grows gourds behind the house and stir-fries the young fruits to eat.
2NounC1
Hoo Hey How dice game (short form)
A traditional gambling dice game formally called น้ำเต้าปูปลา; the game is often referred to simply as น้ำเต้าน้ำเต้าnáam dtâo1bottle gourd; calabash2Hoo Hey How dice game (short form).
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (younger brother of parent)2older man (form of address)ข้างบ้านkâang bâanข้างบ้านkâang bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)4by the side of the houseชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ตั้งวงdtâng wongตั้งวงdtâng wong1[to] gather in a group; [to] form a circle2[to] form a bandเล่นน้ำlên náamเล่นน้ำlên náam1to play in the water; splash around2to celebrate Songkran by splashing waterเต้าdtâoเต้าdtâo1breast2udders; teat3scoop; dipper; measure (traditional)4classifier: breasts; teats; scoops/dippers (traditional)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowๆ-หลังทำงานlăng tam ngaanหลังทำงานlăng tam ngaanafter working; after work
My neighbor likes to gather and play Namtao with his friends after work.
Word Breakdown
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น้ำเต้าnáam dtâoน้ำเต้าnáam dtâobottle gourd; calabash