บั่ว
bùaMeanings
1NounA1
onion; shallot (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai word for an onion or shallot.
Examples
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I bought half a kilo of shallots this morning.
Grandma fried some shallots to use as a topping for khao soi.
2NounA1
spoon (Northeastern Thai)
A Northeastern Thai word for a spoon, used for eating or serving food.
Examples
ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderบั่วbùaบั่วbùa1onion; shallot (Northern Thai)2spoon (Northeastern Thai)3rice gall midgeตักข้าวdtàk-kâaoตักข้าวdtàk-kâao[to] scoop riceนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Use a spoon to scoop up the rice.
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Could I have a spoon to eat with?
This morning, Mom used a spoon to serve curry into a bowl.
3NounC1
rice gall midge
A small, mosquito-like insect whose larvae damage growing rice shoots, causing them to develop tubular galls.
Examples
ตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔn1embryo (early developmental stage)2larva/nymph (immature stage)3[to] go limp; feel weak (colloquial)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแมลงmá-lɛɛngแมลงmá-lɛɛnginsect; bugบั่วbùaบั่วbùa1onion; shallot (Northern Thai)2spoon (Northeastern Thai)3rice gall midgeทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ยอดyɔ̂ɔtยอดyɔ̂ɔt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremostข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หลอดlɔ̀ɔtหลอดlɔ̀ɔt1drinking straw2tube; hollow cylinder3light bulb; fluorescent tube4classifier: tube-shaped items; bulbs; straws5ampoule; vial (glass, small)6bobbin; spoolชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)กังวลgang-wonกังวลgang-won1worried; anxious2[to] worry; be anxious (about)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìt1product; output2agricultural yield; harvestจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลดลงlót-longลดลงlót-long1[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go down2[to] subside; ease off; abate
Rice gall midge larvae cause rice shoots to develop tubular galls, so the farmers are worried that their yields will fall.
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หากhàakพบpópยอดyɔ̂ɔtข้าวkâaoเป็นbpenหลอดlɔ̀ɔtคล้ายkláaiต้นหอมdtôn-hɔ̌ɔmควรkuuanตรวจดูdtrùuat-duuว่าwâaมีmiiตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngแมลงmá-lɛɛngบั่วbùaอยู่yùuภายในpaai-naiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
If rice shoots develop tubes resembling spring onion leaves, they should be checked for rice gall midge larvae inside.
แม้mɛ́ɛต้นข้าวdtôn-kâaoที่tîiถูกtùukแมลงmá-lɛɛngบั่วbùaทำลายtam-laaiจะjàยังyangเขียวkǐiaoอยู่yùuแต่dtɛ̀ɛยอดyɔ̂ɔtที่tîiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenหลอดlɔ̀ɔtนั้นnánไม่อาจmâi-àatเจริญjà-rəənต่อdtɔ̀ɔไปเป็นbpai-bpenรวงruuangได้dâaiชาวนาchaao-naaจึงjʉngไม่ควรmâi-kuuanประเมินbprà-məənความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiจากjàakสีsǐiของkɔ̌ɔngใบbaiเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiao
Although rice plants damaged by rice gall midges may remain green, shoots that have developed tubular galls cannot go on to form panicles, so farmers should not assess the damage solely by leaf color.
การวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnรับมือráp-mʉʉแมลงmá-lɛɛngบั่วbùaต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiการเฝ้าระวังgaan-fâo-rá-wangอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangเพราะprɔ́เมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiอดòtข้าวkâaoปรากฏbpraa-gòtเป็นbpenหลอดlɔ̀ɔtให้เห็นhâi-hěnชัดchátหน่อnɔ̀ɔที่tîiถูกtùukตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnเข้าkâoทำลายtam-laaiก็gɔ̂สูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการgaanออกรวงɔ̀ɔk-ruuangไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
Planning how to manage rice gall midges requires ongoing monitoring, because by the time the tubular galls are clearly visible, the shoots attacked by the larvae have already lost their ability to produce panicles.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bùa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |