บักมี่
bàk-mîiMeaning
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jackfruit (Isan)
The Isan name for jackfruit, a large tropical fruit with a thick, spiny rind and sweet, usually yellow edible flesh surrounding its seeds.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)บักมี่bàk-mîiบักมี่bàk-mîijackfruit (Isan)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
Dad planted a jackfruit tree behind the house yesterday.
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ตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnพวกเราpûuak-raoเลยไปləəi-bpaiนั่งnângใต้dtâaiต้นdtônบักมี่bàk-mîi
It was hot in the afternoon, so we went to sit under the jackfruit tree.
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnลมแรงlom-rɛɛngจนjonกิ่งgìngต้นdtônบักมี่bàk-mîiหักhàkพ่อpɔ̂ɔเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเก็บgèpกิ่งgìngที่tîiตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสวนsǔuan
The wind was so strong last night that a branch of the jackfruit tree broke, so Dad had to clear away the fallen branch in the garden.
แม้mɛ́ɛรากrâakของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônบักมี่bàk-mîiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanจะjàดันพื้นdan-pʉ́ʉnจนjonแตกร้าวdtɛ̀ɛk-ráaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛยายyaaiก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiโค่นkôonเพราะprɔ́ปู่bpùuเป็นbpenคนkonปลูกbplùukต้นdtônนี้níiไว้wái
Although the roots of the jackfruit tree in front of the house have pushed up and cracked the paving, Grandma refuses to let it be cut down because Grandpa planted it.
Mom bought one ripe jackfruit.
ถ้าtâaจะjàผ่าpàaบักมี่bàk-mîiทาtaaน้ำมันnám-manที่tîiมีดmîitก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náยางyaangจะได้jà-dâaiไม่ติดmâi-dtìt
If you're going to cut open a jackfruit, oil the knife first so the sticky sap won't cling to it.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakบักมี่bàk-mîiจะjàหนาnǎaและlɛ́มีmiiหนามnǎamแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔผ่าpàaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaก็gɔ̂จะjàเห็นhěnเนื้อnʉ́ʉaสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmที่tîiหุ้มhûmเมล็ดmá-létอยู่yùu
Although jackfruit has a thick, spiny rind, cutting it open reveals sweet, fragrant yellow flesh surrounding the seeds.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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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บักมี่bàk-mîiบักมี่bàk-mîijackfruit (Isan)jackfruit (Isan)Word