ผักโหม
pàk-hǒomMeaning
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amaranth; amaranth greens (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for edible amaranth, whose young leaves and shoots are used as a vegetable; equivalent to ผักขมผักขมpàk-kǒmamaranth; edible amaranth greens in standard Thai.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)ผักโหมpàk-hǒomผักโหมpàk-hǒomamaranth; amaranth greens (Southern Thai)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)กินกับgin-gàpกินกับgin-gàp[to] eat with [sth]น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dip
Yesterday, Mom blanched some amaranth greens for us to eat with chili dip.
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ยายyaaiเก็บgèpยอดyɔ̂ɔtผักโหมpàk-hǒomจากjàakสวนมาsǔuan-maaทำแกงtam-gɛɛngเลียงliiangส่วนsùuanฉันchǎnช่วยchûuaiล้างláangผักpàk
Grandma picked young amaranth shoots from the garden to make vegetable soup, while I helped wash the vegetables.
ที่บ้านtîi-bâanฉันchǎnทางใต้taang-dtâaiเรียกrîiakผักpàkชนิดchá-nítนี้níiว่าwâaผักโหมpàk-hǒomแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiกลางglaangเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaผักขมpàk-kǒm
Back home in southern Thailand, we call this vegetable 'phak hom,' but in standard Thai it is called 'phak khom.'
เวลาwee-laaทำtamแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômใส่sàiผักโหมpàk-hǒomแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ยอดyɔ̂ɔtกับgàpใบอ่อนbai-ɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́ก้านgâanแก่gɛ̀ɛจะjàเหนียวnǐiaoจนjonเคี้ยวkíiaoยากyâak
When making sour curry with amaranth greens, Mom selects only the young shoots and tender leaves because the older stalks are too tough to chew easily.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โหมhǒomโหมhǒom1[to] intensify; rage; flare up; surge2[to] overexert (oneself); work flat out3intense; strenuous (literary/formal)[to] intensify; rage; flare up; surgePart 2
ผักโหมpàk-hǒomผักโหมpàk-hǒomamaranth; amaranth greens (Southern Thai)amaranth; amaranth greens (Southern Thai)Word