บัวขม
buua-kǒmMeaning
1NounC1
white-flowered water lily
A white-flowered water lily (Nymphaea lotus) with floating leaves and edible flower stems that have a bitter taste.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บึงbʉngบึงbʉngmarshy lake; large pondมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบัวขมbuua-kǒmบัวขมbuua-kǒmwhite-flowered water lilyดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náam1on the surface of the water2on the water surface
There are white-flowered water lilies in the pond, with their leaves floating on the surface.
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ถึงtʉ̌ngสายบัวsǎai-buuaขมkǒmจะมีjà-miiรสขมrót-kǒmแต่dtɛ̀ɛยายyaaiก็gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔpนำมาnam-maaแกงกะทิgɛɛng-gà-tíเพราะprɔ́กินginมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèk
Although the stems of this water lily taste bitter, Grandma likes making coconut-milk curry with them because she has eaten them since childhood.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonที่tîiคุ้นเคยkún-kəəiกับgàpอาหารพื้นบ้านaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanรสขมrót-kǒmของkɔ̌ɔngสายบัวsǎai-buuaขมkǒmไม่ใช่mâi-châiข้อเสียkɔ̂ɔ-sǐiaหากhàakเป็นbpenรสrótเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuuaที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiแกงgɛɛngมีมิติmii-mí-dtìมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
For people familiar with traditional local cooking, the bitterness of these water-lily stems is not a drawback but a distinctive flavor that adds depth to a curry.
แม้mɛ́ɛดอกdɔ̀ɔkสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngบัวขมbuua-kǒmจะjàสะดุดตาsà-dùt-dtaaกว่าgwàaก้านgâanดอกdɔ̀ɔkแต่dtɛ̀ɛส่วนsùuanที่tîiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanนำไปnam-bpaiประกอบอาหารbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-aa-hǎanกลับเป็นglàp-bpenสายบัวsǎai-buuaซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีmiiรสขมrót-kǒmเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lák
Although this water lily's white flowers are more eye-catching than its flower stems, it is the distinctively bitter stems that local people use in cooking.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
buua
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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บัวขมbuua-kǒmบัวขมbuua-kǒmwhite-flowered water lilywhite-flowered water lilyWord