ผักฉีด
pàk-chìitMeaning
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water mimosa (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for water mimosa, commonly called ผักกระเฉดผักกระเฉดpàk-grà-chèetwater mimosa, an aquatic plant whose tender shoots and leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผักฉีดpàk-chìitผักฉีดpàk-chìitwater mimosa (Southern Thai)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fry; stir-fried dish3[to] postpone; put off; delayน้ำมันหอยnám-man-hɔ̌ɔiน้ำมันหอยnám-man-hɔ̌ɔioyster sauceให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usกินginกินgin1[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)
Mom bought water mimosa at the market and stir-fried it with oyster sauce for us.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเอาaoผักฉีดpàk-chìitไปbpaiทำtamแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômยายyaaiจะjàเด็ดdètเอาaoเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔn
Before using water mimosa in sour curry, Grandma picks only the tender shoots.
ตอนdtɔɔnย้ายyáaiจากjàakใต้dtâaiมาmaaอยู่yùuกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้rúuว่าwâaผักฉีดpàk-chìitที่กินtîi-ginมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉผักpàkที่tîiคนkonที่นี่tîi-nîiเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaผักกระเฉดpàk-grà-chèet
When I moved from southern Thailand to Bangkok, I discovered that the water mimosa I had eaten since childhood under the name phak chit was what people here called phak krachet.
ลุงlungปลูกbplùukผักฉีดpàk-chìitไว้wáiในnaiบ่อbɔ̀ɔหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanโดยdooiคอยkɔɔiเก็บgèpเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnมาmaaขายkǎaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiต้นdtônที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaแตกยอดdtɛ̀ɛk-yɔ̂ɔtต่อdtɔ̀ɔได้dâai
My uncle grows water mimosa in the pond behind his house, harvesting only the tender shoots for sale so the remaining plants can keep producing new shoots.
Tones
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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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ผักฉีดpàk-chìitผักฉีดpàk-chìitwater mimosa (Southern Thai)water mimosa (Southern Thai)Word