ปลาฮ้า
bplaa-háaMeaning
1NounB1
fermented fish (Northern Thai)
Fish preserved by fermentation with salt and eaten or used as a seasoning; a Northern Thai term for ปลาร้าปลาร้าbplaa-ráafermented fish (seasoning).
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ปลาฮ้าbplaa-háaปลาฮ้าbplaa-háafermented fish (Northern Thai)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dipนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
Grandma adds a little fermented fish to the chili dip.
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ยายyaaiหมักmàkปลาbplaaกับgàpเกลือglʉʉaไว้wáiทำtamปลาฮ้าbplaa-háaแล้วlɛ́ɛoเก็บไว้gèp-wáiใช้cháiปรุงอาหารbprung-aa-hǎan
Grandma ferments fish with salt to make pla ha, then keeps it to use as a seasoning.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทำtamน้ำพริกnáam-príkแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàต้มปลาdtôm-bplaaฮ้าháaให้hâiสุกsùkแล้วlɛ́ɛoแกะgɛ̀เอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเนื้อnʉ́ʉa
Before making the chili dip, Mom cooks the fermented fish by boiling it, then picks out just the flesh.
แม้mɛ́ɛปลาฮ้าbplaa-háaจะมีjà-miiกลิ่นแรงglìn-rɛɛngจากjàakการหมักgaan-màkแต่dtɛ̀ɛชาวเหนือchaao-nʉ̌ʉaหลายคนlǎai-konก็gɔ̂นิยมní-yomใช้cháiปรุงอาหารbprung-aa-hǎanเพราะprɔ́ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiรสชาติrót-châatเข้มข้นkêm-kônขึ้นkʉ̂n
Although pla ha has a strong smell from fermentation, many people in northern Thailand like to use it in cooking because it gives dishes a richer flavor.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the 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
bplaa
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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ปลาฮ้าbplaa-háaปลาฮ้าbplaa-háafermented fish (Northern Thai)fermented fish (Northern Thai)Word