ผักขม
pàk-kǒmMeaning
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amaranth; edible amaranth greens
An amaranth plant whose leaves and tender shoots are eaten as a vegetable; also called ผักโขมผักโขมpàk-kǒom1amaranth; Thai spinach2spinach (common culinary usage).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseผัดผักpàt-pàkผัดผักpàt-pàkstir-fried vegetablesขมkǒmขมkǒm1bitter (taste)2bitter; painful (emotion)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)
Mom stir-fries amaranth greens with garlic.
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This morning, I picked tender amaranth shoots to make a curry.
ยายyaaiเรียกrîiakผักpàkชนิดchá-nítนี้níiว่าwâaผักขมpàk-kǒmแต่dtɛ̀ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaผักโขมpàk-kǒom
Grandma calls this vegetable phak khom (ผักขม), but Mom calls it phak khōm (ผักโขม).
ผักขมpàk-kǒmที่tîiขึ้นkʉ̂nหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanมีmiiใบอ่อนbai-ɔ̀ɔnเยอะyə́แม่mɛ̂ɛจึงjʉngเก็บgèpมาmaaลวกlûuakกินกับgin-gàpน้ำพริกnáam-prík
The amaranth growing behind our house has plenty of tender leaves, so Mom picked some to blanch and eat with chili dip.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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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ผักขมpàk-kǒmผักขมpàk-kǒmamaranth; edible amaranth greensamaranth; edible amaranth greensWord