ผักหม
pàk-hǒmMeaning
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amaranth greens
A northern Thai regional name for edible amaranth, whose leaves and tender stems are used as vegetables.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to 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)ผักหมpàk-hǒmผักหมpàk-hǒmamaranth greensจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เอามาao-maaเอามาao-maa1[to] bring (here); fetch (to the speaker)2[to] hand it over; give it here (imperative)แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideกินginกินgin1[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)
Grandma picked amaranth from the garden and made it into a curry for us.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ใบbaiและlɛ́ยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngผักหมpàk-hǒmเพราะprɔ́ส่วนsùuanนี้níiเอามาao-maaแกงgɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่mâiเหนียวnǐiao
Mom selects only the leaves and tender shoots of amaranth because they aren't tough when cooked in a curry.
แม้mɛ́ɛผักหมpàk-hǒmจะjàขึ้นkʉ̂nเองeengตามdtaamริมrimรั้วrúuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛชาวบ้านchaao-bâanทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉaก็gɔ̂เก็บgèpใบbaiและlɛ́ยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnมาmaaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanกันganเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jam
Although amaranth grows on its own along fences, villagers in northern Thailand regularly gather its leaves and tender shoots for cooking.
สำหรับsăm-ràpคนเหนือkon nĕuuaหลายlăaiครอบครัวkrôp kruuaแกงgaengผักหมpàk hŏmไม่ใช่mâi châiแค่kâeอาหารaa-hăanง่ายngâaiๆ-แต่ยังdtàe yangเป็นbpenรสชาติrót-châatที่têeทำให้tam hâiนึกnéukถึงบ้านtĕung bâan
For many northern Thai families, amaranth curry is more than a simple dish; its flavor also reminds them of home.
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 | — | — |