ผักโขม
pàk-kǒomMeanings
1NounA2
amaranth; Thai spinach
A leafy green vegetable of the genus Amaranthus, commonly used in Thai cuisine; often called Thai spinach.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.แกงจืดgɛɛng-jʉ̀ʉtแกงจืดgɛɛng-jʉ̀ʉtclear, mild Thai soupผักโขมpàk-kǒomผักโขมpàk-kǒom1amaranth; Thai spinach2spinach (common culinary usage)
This is a clear soup with Amaranthus spinach.
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Mom went to the market to buy Amaranthus spinach to cook.
Yesterday, grandma picked some Amaranthus spinach from the backyard and boiled it for me to eat.
ผักโขมpàk kŏhmที่têeใช้cháiทำแกงtam gaengเลียงliiangเป็นbpenผักโขมpàk kŏhmพันธุ์ไทยpan taiใบbaiจะjàเล็กlékและláeมีmeeรสชาติrót-châatติดdtìtขมนิดๆkŏm nít nít
The Amaranthus used for Gaeng Liang is a Thai variety; its leaves are small and have a slightly bitter taste.
2NounA2
spinach (common culinary usage)
In common culinary usage, spinach (Spinacia oleracea), especially in Western-style dishes; botanically distinct from amaranth.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[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); pocketผักโขมอบชีสpàk-kǒom-òp-chíitผักโขมอบชีสpàk-kǒom-òp-chíitbaked spinach with cheese
I like to eat baked spinach with cheese.
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Popeye eats spinach and then gets a lot of strength.
The mother will put spinach in the omelet for her child to eat.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ตsuu-bpəə-maa-gètฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàซื้อsʉ́ʉผักโขมpàk-kǒomแช่แข็งchɛ̂ɛ-kɛ̌ngมาmaaเก็บไว้gèp-wáiทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan
When I go to the supermarket, I often buy frozen spinach to keep for cooking.
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 | — | — |