ผักหละ
pàk-làMeaning
1NounC1
climbing wattle; cha-om
A type of edible tropical plant with a pungent odor (Acacia pennata), commonly known as cha-om or climbing wattle (specifically used in Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำแกงtam-gɛɛngทำแกงtam-gɛɛng[to] make curryแคkɛɛแคkɛɛhummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/podsไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผักหละpàk-làผักหละpàk-làclimbing wattle; cha-omที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeรั้วrúuaรั้วrúuafence; railing; barrierมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[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)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Today we are making chicken kaeng khae; could you please go pick some cha-om along the fence for me?
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คนเหนือkon nĕuuaมักจะmák jàนำnamผักหละpàk làมาmaaเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบหลักsùuan bprà-gòp làkในnaiแกงgaengต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพราะpráwมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuuaที่têeช่วยchûuaiดับdàpกลิ่นคาวglìn kaaoของkŏngเนื้อสัตว์néuua sàtได้ดีdâai dee
Northern people often use cha-om as a main ingredient in various curries because it has a unique aroma that effectively helps eliminate the fishy smell of meat.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaผักหละpàk-làจะมีjà-miiกลิ่นฉุนglìn-chǔnรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngจนjonคนkonต่างถิ่นdtàang-tìnอาจàatไม่mâiคุ้นชินkún-chinแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiขาดไม่ได้kàat-mâi-dâaiในnaiวัฒนธรรมอาหารwát-tá-ná-tam-aa-hǎanล้านนาláan-naaซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngการกินอยู่gaan-gin-yùuอย่างyàangสอดคล้องกับsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-gàpธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
Although cha-om has a strong pungent smell that outsiders might not be accustomed to, it is an indispensable ingredient in Lanna culinary culture, reflecting a way of living in harmony with nature.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangเข้าสู่kâo-sùuฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnผักหละpàk-làจะjàแตกยอดdtɛ̀ɛk-yɔ̂ɔtอ่อนɔ̀ɔnอวบùuapน้ำnáamและlɛ́ให้hâiรสชาติrót-châatอร่อยà-rɔ̀iที่สุดtîi-sùtชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจึงjʉngนิยมní-yomนำมาnam-maaปรุงอาหารbprung-aa-hǎanตามdtaamตำรับdtam-rápพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan
As the rainy season approaches, cha-om produces plump and succulent young shoots that yield the most delicious flavor; therefore, villagers popularly use it in cooking according to traditional folk recipes.
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 | — | — |