ผักแค
pàk kaeMeanings
1NounB2
vegetable hummingbird (agati); sesban (Sesbania grandiflora)
An edible tree known as vegetable hummingbird or agati (Sesbania grandiflora); its flowers and young leaves are used in Thai cuisine.
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ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultดอกdòkดอกdòk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)ผักแคpàk kaeผักแคpàk kae1vegetable hummingbird (agati); sesban (Sesbania grandiflora)2wild betel (Northern Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[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.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แกงส้มgaeng sômแกงส้มgaeng sômsour curryปลาช่อนbplaa chɔ̂nปลาช่อนbplaa chɔ̂nsnakehead fish; striped snakehead
My grandma likes to put vegetable hummingbird flowers in her sour curry with snakehead fish.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakกินแกงgin gaengส้มsômดอกdòkแคkaeต้องdtôngไปหาbpai hăaซื้อséuที่têeตลาดdtà-làatตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoถึงจะtĕung jàได้dâiของสดkŏng sòtใหม่mài
If you want to eat Kaeng Som with agati flowers, you have to go buy them at the morning market to get fresh ones.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápในnaiการทำgaan-tamแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômดอกdɔ̀ɔkแคkɛɛให้hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iคือkʉʉต้องdtɔ̂ngดึงdʉngเกสรgee-sɔ̌ɔnสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangข้างในkâang-naiออกɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánน้ำแกงnáam-gɛɛngจะjàขมkǒm
The secret to making delicious Kaeng Som with agati flowers is that you must pull out the yellow stamen inside first, otherwise the soup will be bitter.
นอกจากnôk jàakจะjàนำnamดอกdòkมาmaaทำอาหารtam aa-hăanแล้วláeoยอดอ่อนyôt onของkŏngผักแคpàk kaeยังyangสามารถsăa-mâatนำไปnam bpaiลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmกับgàpน้ำพริกnáam príkได้dâiอีกด้วยèek dûuay
Besides using the flowers for cooking, the young shoots of the agati tree can also be blanched and eaten with chili dip.
2NounB2
wild betel (Northern Thai)
A plant with heart-shaped leaves that are eaten raw or cooked, known scientifically as Piper sarmentosum. This name is used in Northern Thai.
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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)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeผักแคpàk kaeผักแคpàk kae1vegetable hummingbird (agati); sesban (Sesbania grandiflora)2wild betel (Northern Thai)ข้างบ้านkâang bâanข้างบ้านkâang bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)มาmaaมาmaa1[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.)แกงgaengแกงgaeng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างแคkaeแคkaehummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/podsไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)
Grandma picked wild betel leaves beside the house to add to Northern Thai chicken and mixed vegetable curry.
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ที่têeบ้านเราbâan raoเรียกrîakชะพลูchá-plooว่าwâaผักแคpàk kaeและláeมักmákเก็บgèpใบbaiมากินmaa ginกับgàpน้ำพริกnáam prík
In our family, we call wild betel 'phak khae' and often pick its leaves to eat with chili dip.
ถ้าtâaจะjàใช้cháiใบbaiผักแคpàk kaeห่อhòเมี่ยงคำmîiang kamควรkuuanเลือกlêuuakใบbaiที่têeไม่mâiแก่gàeเกินไปgern bpaiเพราะpráwจะjàเคี้ยวkíaoง่ายngâaiและláeไม่mâiเหนียวnĭiao
If you use wild betel leaves to wrap miang kham, choose leaves that are not too mature, as they will be easier to chew and less tough.
ผักแคpàk kaeที่têeยายyaaiปลูกbplòokไว้wáiมีmeeใบbaiรูปหัวใจrôop hŭua jaiพอporฉันchănขยี้kà-yêeใบbaiเบาbaoๆ-ก็ได้gôr dâaiกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuuaของkŏngชะพลูchá-ploo
The wild betel Grandma grows has heart-shaped leaves; when I gently crush a leaf, I can smell its distinctive aroma.
Word Breakdown
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แคkɛɛแคkɛɛhummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/podshummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/podsPart 2
ผักแคpàk kaeผักแคpàk kaevegetable hummingbird (agati); sesban (Sesbania grandiflora)vegetable hummingbird (agati); sesban (Sesbania grandiflora)Word