ผำ
pǎmMeaning
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watermeal; duckweed
watermeal or duckweed, a tiny edible aquatic plant commonly used in regional Thai cuisine
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyช้อนchɔ́ɔnช้อนchɔ́ɔn1spoon2classifier: spoonfuls3[to] scoop; ladleผำpǎmผำpǎmwatermeal; duckweedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสระน้ำsà-náamสระน้ำsà-náam1pond; pool (small body of water)2swimming poolหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำมาnam-maaนำมาnam-maa[to] bring [sb/sth] (here); fetchทำแกงtam-gɛɛngทำแกงtam-gɛɛng[to] make curryมื้อเย็นmʉ́ʉ-yenมื้อเย็นmʉ́ʉ-yendinner; evening meal; supper
Mom went to scoop watermeal at the pond behind the house to make curry for dinner.
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แกงgɛɛngผำpǎmใส่sàiหมูสามชั้นmǔu-sǎam-chánเป็นbpenอาหารพื้นบ้านaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanที่tîiฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt
Watermeal curry with pork belly is the local food I like to eat the most.
ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banผำpǎmได้รับdâi-rápการยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔngว่าwâaเป็นbpenสุดยอดอาหารsùt-yɔ̂ɔt-aa-hǎanเพราะprɔ́มีmiiโปรตีนbproo-dtiinสูงsǔungและlɛ́สามารถsǎa-mâatเพาะเลี้ยงpɔ́-líiangได้dâaiง่ายngâaiในnaiน้ำสะอาดnáam-sà-àat
Currently, watermeal is praised as a superfood because it is high in protein and can be easily cultivated in clean water.
ก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàนำnamผำpămมาmaaประกอบอาหารbprà-gòp aa-hăanเราraoต้องdtôngล้างláangให้hâiสะอาดsà-àatหลายๆlăai lăaiน้ำnáamเพื่อpêuuaกำจัดgam-jàtเศษsètดินdinและláeสิ่งเจือปนsìng jeuua bponออกให้òk hâiหมดmòt
Before using watermeal for cooking, we must wash it thoroughly with water several times to remove all dirt and impurities.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ผำ said ผัม?
pǎm
- Vowel spellingThe vowel ำ already ends in an m sound, so it is respelled ัม.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǎm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |