ปูนา
bpuu-naaMeaning
1NounB1
rice-field crab; paddy crab
Any of various freshwater crabs found in rice paddies and other wetlands, including species of Somanniathelphusa; commonly used in Thai cooking.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ปูนาbpuu-naaปูนาbpuu-naarice-field crab; paddy crab
Grandma likes to eat papaya salad with rice-paddy crabs.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkผมpŏmเคยkoeiไปbpaiจับjàpปูนาbpoo naaกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuanที่têeทุ่งนาtûng naaหลังบ้านlăng bâan
When I was young, I used to go catch rice-paddy crabs with my friends in the rice field behind my house.
น้ำพริกปูนาnám prík bpoo naaต้องdtôngใช้cháiปูนาbpoo naaสดๆsòt sòtมาmaaตำdtamถึงจะtĕung jàหอมhŏmอร่อยà-ròi
For 'nam prik pu na' (rice-paddy crab chili paste), you have to use fresh crabs to pound it so it's fragrant and delicious.
ปูนาbpuu-naaไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiอาหารอีสานaa-hǎan-ii-sǎanเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangมีบทบาทmii-bòt-bàatในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetของkɔ̌ɔngนาข้าวnaa-kâaoอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Rice-paddy crabs are not only an important ingredient in Isaan cuisine, but they also play a role in the rice field ecosystem.
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
bpuu
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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ปูนาbpuu-naaปูนาbpuu-naarice-field crab; paddy crabrice-field crab; paddy crabWord