บ่าเขือ
bàa-kʉ̌ʉaMeaning
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eggplant (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai dialect word for eggplant or aubergine, referring to the plant or its fruit.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเอาaoเอาao1[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)บ่าเขือbàa-kʉ̌ʉaบ่าเขือbàa-kʉ̌ʉaeggplant (Northern Thai)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเผาpǎoเผาpǎo1[to] burn; set fire to2[to] roast; grill3[to] cremateจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)ไหม้mâiไหม้mâi1[to] burn; catch fire2[to] scorch; char; be burnt3burnt; scorched; charredแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ลอกlɔ̂ɔkลอกlɔ̂ɔk1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicateเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนื้อnʉ́ʉa1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an object7marijuana (slang)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตำdtamตำdtam1[to] pound; crush (with mortar/pestle)2[to] pierce; prick; puncture3[to] weave cloth (regional)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dip
Mom roasted the eggplant until the skin was charred, then peeled it before pounding the flesh with chili paste.
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ถึงtĕungบ่าเขือbàa kĕuuaที่têeยายyaaiปลูกbplòokจะjàลูกlôokเล็กlékและláeหน้าตาnâa dtaaไม่สวยmâi sǔuaiเท่าที่tâo têeขายkăaiในnaiตลาดdtà-làatแต่dtàeพอporเอามาao maaเผาpăoทำtamตำdtamบ่าเขือbàa kĕuuaแล้วláeoกลับglàpหวานwăanนุ่มnûmจนjonใครkraiๆ-ก็gâwขอkŏrเติมdterm
Although Grandma’s eggplants are small and less attractive than those sold at the market, once roasted and made into eggplant dip, they turn out so sweet and tender that everyone asks for seconds.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanแถบนี้tɛ̀ɛp-níiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเก็บgèpเมล็ดmá-létบ่าเขือbàa-kʉ̌ʉaจากjàakต้นdtônที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngไว้wáiทำพันธุ์tam-panเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakรักษาrák-sǎaพันธุ์panพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanที่tîiทนแล้งton-lɛ́ɛngและlɛ́เข้ากับkâo-gàpดินdinแถบนี้tɛ̀ɛp-níiได้ดีdâai-dii
Villagers here save eggplant seeds from healthy plants for propagation because they want to preserve local varieties that tolerate drought and suit the local soil.
ยายyaaiมักmákบ่นbònว่าwâaเด็กdèkรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iรู้จักrúu-jàkตำdtamบ่าเขือbàa-kʉ̌ʉaทั้งที่táng-tîiแค่kɛ̂ɛบ่าเขือbàa-kʉ̌ʉaเผาpǎoกับgàpเครื่องปรุงkrʉ̂ʉang-bprungไม่กี่mâi-gìiอย่างyàangก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoหมดmòtกระติบgrà-dtìpได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngมีmiiเนื้อสัตว์nʉ́ʉa-sàtสักsàkชิ้นchín
Grandma often complains that younger people barely know the traditional eggplant dip, even though roasted eggplant and a few seasonings can make a whole basket of sticky rice disappear without a single piece of meat.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bàa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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บ่าเขือbàa-kʉ̌ʉaบ่าเขือbàa-kʉ̌ʉaeggplant (Northern Thai)eggplant (Northern Thai)Word