บัวสาย
buua-sǎaiMeaning
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water lily (with edible stalks)
a type of water lily in the genus Nymphaea, with long stalks eaten as a vegetable in Thai cooking.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffดอกบัวdɔ̀ɔk-buuaดอกบัวdɔ̀ɔk-buualotus flower; water-lily flowerสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômsour curry
Grandma likes to use the stems of the water lily to make Gaeng Som (sour curry).
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The canal behind the house is full of blooming water lilies.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanแถบtɛ̀ɛpนี้níiยังคงyang-kongมีmiiวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítที่tîiผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpการเก็บgaan-gèpใบบัวbai-buuaและlɛ́สายบัวsǎai-buuaสายsǎaiมาmaaขายkǎai
The villagers in this area still maintain a lifestyle connected to gathering lotus leaves and water lily stems to sell.
บัวสายbuua-sǎaiเป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtน้ำnáamที่tîiนอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakจะjàสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamแล้วlɛ́ɛoส่วนsùuanก้านgâanดอกdɔ̀ɔkยังyangสามารถsǎa-mâatนำมาnam-maaประกอบอาหารbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-aa-hǎanได้dâaiหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiเมนูmee-nuu
The water lily is an aquatic plant that is not only beautiful, but its flower stalks can also be used to cook a variety of dishes.
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 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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สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchlate (in the day); running latePart 2
บัวสายbuua-sǎaiบัวสายbuua-sǎaiwater lily (with edible stalks)water lily (with edible stalks)Word