บักกอก
bàk-gɔ̀ɔkMeaning
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hog plum; hog plum tree (Isan)
An Isan term for the hog plum tree or its sour fruit, called มะกอกมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔk1olive (fruit)2olive tree3hog plum; hog plum tree in standard Thai. The fruit is used in northeastern Thai cooking.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)บักกอกbàk-gɔ̀ɔkบักกอกbàk-gɔ̀ɔkhog plum; hog plum tree (Isan)ลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaosour taste; sournessและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmpleasant smell; fragrance
Grandma adds hog plum to the papaya salad to give it a sour taste and a pleasant aroma.
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ต้นdtônบักกอกbàk-gɔ̀ɔkหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanออกลูกɔ̀ɔk-lûukแล้วlɛ́ɛoแม่mɛ̂ɛเลยləəiเก็บgèpมาmaaใส่sàiส้มตำsôm-dtam
The hog plum tree behind the house has borne fruit, so Mom picked some to put in papaya salad.
คนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanเรียกrîiakมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaบักกอกbàk-gɔ̀ɔkและlɛ́นิยมní-yomใช้cháiผลpǒnที่tîiมีmiiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoปรุงbprungส้มตำsôm-dtamให้hâiมีกลิ่นmii-glìnและlɛ́รสrótเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuua
People in Isan call hog plum ‘bak kok’ and commonly use its sour fruit to give papaya salad a distinctive aroma and flavor.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaใส่sàiบักกอกbàk-gɔ̀ɔkในnaiส้มตำsôm-dtamยายyaaiจะjàลดlótน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoลงlongเพราะprɔ́รสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoจากjàakผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiชนิดchá-nítนี้níiช่วยchûuaiปรุงรสbprung-rótได้dâaiอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛo
When Grandma adds hog plum to papaya salad, she uses less lime juice because the fruit already provides some of the sourness.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bàk
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
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กอกgɔ̀ɔkกอกgɔ̀ɔk1[to] rap; [to] knock2hog plum; Spondias tree or fruit3[to] draw blood; [to] cup[to] rap; [to] knockPart 2
บักกอกbàk-gɔ̀ɔkบักกอกbàk-gɔ̀ɔkhog plum; hog plum tree (Isan)hog plum; hog plum tree (Isan)Word