ผักปู
pàk-bpuuMeaning
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wild betel (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai name for wild betel (Piper sarmentosum), a plant whose aromatic, heart-shaped leaves are eaten as a vegetable or used to wrap food.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผักปูpàk-bpuuผักปูpàk-bpuuwild betel (Northern Thai)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmpleasant smell; fragranceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade
Mom picked wild betel from the backyard garden to add to a curry because she likes the leaves’ aroma.
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ที่บ้านtêe bâanยายyaaiเราraoใช้cháiใบbaiผักปูpàk bpooห่อhòเมี่ยงคำmîiang kamแล้วláeoกินginเป็นbpenคำkamๆ-
At Grandma’s house, we use wild betel leaves to wrap miang kham and eat them in bite-sized portions.
แม้máeผักปูpàk bpooจะjàขึ้นkêunเองayngตามdtaamมุมmumชื้นchéunๆ-ของkŏngสวนsŭuanแต่dtàeยายyaaiก็gâwคอยดูkoi dooแลlaeไว้wáiเพราะpráwใบbaiรูปหัวใจrôop hŭua jaiของมันkŏng manใช้cháiทำอาหารtam aa-hăanได้dâiหลายอย่างlăai yàang
Although wild betel grows on its own in damp corners of the garden, Grandma still tends it because its heart-shaped leaves can be used in many dishes.
ถ้าtâaสูตรอาหารsùut-aa-hǎanพื้นpʉ́ʉnเมืองทางเหนือmʉʉang-taang-nʉ̌ʉaระบุrá-bùให้hâiใช้cháiผักปูpàk-bpuuก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiใบbaiชะพลูchá-pluuได้เลยdâai-ləəiเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtชนิดchá-nítเดียวกันdiiao-gan
If a traditional Northern Thai recipe calls for phak pu, you can use wild betel leaves, since they are the same plant.
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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ผักปูpàk-bpuuผักปูpàk-bpuuwild betel (Northern Thai)wild betel (Northern Thai)Word