ปูร้า
bpuu-ráaMeaning
1NounB1
salted crab and fermented fish condiment
a colloquial short form of ปูปลาร้า, referring to salted crab with fermented fish condiment, especially as a style or ingredient of Thai papaya salad
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)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)ตำdtamตำdtam1[to] pound; crush (with mortar/pestle)2[to] pierce; prick; puncture3[to] weave cloth (regional)ปูร้าbpoo ráaปูร้าbpoo ráasalted crab and fermented fish condimentเผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/bitingๆ-ถุงนึงtŭng neungถุงนึงtŭng neungone bag (colloquial)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Auntie, I'll take a bag of spicy papaya salad with salted crab and fermented fish.
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My friend doesn't know how to eat papaya salad with salted crab and fermented fish, so she ordered Thai-style papaya salad instead.
ร้านนี้ráan néeทำtamตำdtamปูร้าbpoo ráaได้dâiอร่อยà-ròiมากmâakเพราะpráwน้ำปลาร้าnáam bplaa ráaนัวnuuaสุดsùtๆ-
This restaurant makes really delicious papaya salad with salted crab and fermented fish because the fermented fish sauce is super flavorful.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaตำdtamปูร้าbpuu-ráaจะเป็นjà-bpenเมนูmee-nuuยอดฮิตyɔ̂ɔt-hítแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางคนbaang-konก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความสะอาดkwaam-sà-àatของkɔ̌ɔngวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìp
Even though papaya salad with salted crab and fermented fish is a highly popular dish, some people have to be careful about the cleanliness of the ingredients.
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 | — | — |