บะนาว
bà-naaoMeaning
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lime; lime tree (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai regional word for the lime, a citrus fruit with sour juice, or the tree that bears it; equivalent to มะนาวมะนาวmá-naao1lime (key/Thai lime)2lime tree in standard Thai.
Examples
บะนาวbà-naaoบะนาวbà-naaolime; lime tree (Northern Thai)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เปรี้ยวbprîiaoเปรี้ยวbprîiao1sour; tart (taste)2sour-smelling3stylish/edgy (slang)
This lime is sour.
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Mom squeezed some lime juice into the spicy salad just now.
Tomorrow I’m going to buy limes at the market.
บ้านbâanยายyaaiมีmiiต้นdtônบะนาวbà-naaoอยู่yùuหลังlǎngครัวkruuaเวลาwee-laaอยากyàakกินginยำyamก็gɔ̂ไปbpaiเด็ดdètลูกlûukมาใช้maa-cháiได้เลยdâai-ləəi
Grandma has a lime tree behind her kitchen, so whenever we want a spicy salad, we can just pick some limes to use.
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 syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bà
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
บะbàบะbà1bah!; expressing displeasure2fruit-name prefix (Northern Thai)bah!; expressing displeasurePart 1
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นาวnaaoนาวnaao1lime (fruit) (regional/colloquial)2vessel; ship (poetic/literary)lime (fruit) (regional/colloquial)Part 2
บะนาวbà-naaoบะนาวbà-naaolime; lime tree (Northern Thai)lime; lime tree (Northern Thai)Word