ผักแคบ
pàk-kɛ̂ɛpMeaning
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ivy gourd (Northern Thai)
The Northern Thai name for ivy gourd, a climbing plant whose tender leaves and shoots are eaten as vegetables; known in standard Thai as ตำลึงตำลึงdtam-lʉng1ivy gourd2tamlueng (Thai weight unit).
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)ยอดyɔ̂ɔtยอดyɔ̂ɔt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremostผักแคบpàk-kɛ̂ɛpผักแคบpàk-kɛ̂ɛpivy gourd (Northern Thai)มาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeรั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แกงจืดgɛɛng-jʉ̀ʉtแกงจืดgɛɛng-jʉ̀ʉtclear, mild Thai soup
Mom picked some tender ivy gourd shoots from along the fence and added them to a clear soup.
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คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaเรียกrîiakตำลึงdtam-lʉngว่าwâaผักแคบpàk-kɛ̂ɛpและlɛ́มักmákนำnamใบbaiกับgàpยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnมาmaaทำแกงtam-gɛɛng
People in northern Thailand call ivy gourd phak khaep and often use its leaves and tender shoots in soups and curries.
ถึงtʉ̌ngผักแคบpàk-kɛ̂ɛpจะjàขึ้นkʉ̂nเองeengตามdtaamริมrimรั้วrúuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngล้างláangใบbaiและlɛ́ยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnให้hâiสะอาดsà-àatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำมาnam-maaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan
Although ivy gourd grows on its own along fences, we still need to wash its leaves and tender shoots thoroughly before cooking them.
หากhàakปลูกผักbplòok pàkแคบkâepไว้wáiข้างบ้านkâang bâanแล้วláeoทำtamค้างkáangให้hâiเถาtăoเลื้อยléuuayก็gâwจะมีjà meeยอดอ่อนyôt onให้hâiเก็บgèpมาmaaทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoได้dâiเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-
If you plant ivy gourd beside the house and give its vines a trellis to climb, you will have a steady supply of tender shoots to cook.
Tones
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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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ผักแคบpàk-kɛ̂ɛpผักแคบpàk-kɛ̂ɛpivy gourd (Northern Thai)ivy gourd (Northern Thai)Word