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fàatMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
astringent; puckery (taste)
having a dry, puckering taste like unripe fruit or strong tea; somewhat bitter
Examples
ชาแก้วchaa gâewนี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)ชงchongชงchong1[to] brew; make (tea/coffee/instant drinks)2[to] mix; prepare (a drink)3[to] set up a pairing; ship (slang)4[to] submit/present (a proposal/topic) (bureaucratic slang)เข้มkêmเข้มkêm1strong; intense (taste/smell)2deep; rich (color)3strong (coffee/tea/medicine)4strict; rigorous5serious; stern (manner/face)ไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)ออกฝาดòk fàatออกฝาดòk fàat[to] taste astringent; turn puckeryจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofปากแห้งbpàak hâengปากแห้งbpàak hâeng1dry-mouthed; having a dry mouth2dry mouth (symptom)
This cup of tea is brewed too strong; the taste is astringent to the point of drying the mouth.
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แก้วgâewนี้néeหอมhŏmก็จริงgô jingแต่dtàeหลังlăngกลืนgleuuanแล้วláeoจะjàมีรสฝาดmee rót fàatบางbaangๆ-ติดคอdtìt ko
This cup is indeed fragrant, but after swallowing there’s a slight puckering taste lingering in the throat.
เขาkǎoบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiรอrɔɔให้hâiลูกlûukฝรั่งfà-ràngสุกsùkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiยังyangฝาดfàatและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiปากbpàakชืดchʉ̂ʉt
He told us to wait until the guava ripens, because right now it’s astringent and makes the mouth feel dry.
ไวน์waaiตัวdtuuaนี้níiมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛรสrótออกฝาดɔ̀ɔk-fàatเพราะprɔ́แทนนินtɛɛn-ninค่อนข้างสูงkɔ̂n-kâang-sǔung
This wine has fruity aromas but tastes harsh because the tannins are quite high.
สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiชนิดchá-nítนี้níiให้hâiรสฝาดrót-fàatเพราะprɔ́มีmiiแทนนินtɛɛn-ninสูงsǔungจึงjʉngมักmákใช้cháiปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dunรสrótในnaiตำรับยาdtam-ráp-yaa
This herb has a harsh, tannic taste because of its high tannin content, so it's often used to balance flavors in remedies.
ผู้pûuชิมchimบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเนื้อสัมผัสnʉ́ʉa-sǎm-pàtนุ่มnûmดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛโครงสร้างkroong-sâangแทนนินtɛɛn-ninทำให้tam-hâiรสrótค้างkáangฝาดfàatยาวyaaoนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpai
The taster said the texture was smooth, but the tannin structure caused an overly prolonged harsh finish.
หากhàakบ่มbòmในnaiถังไม้tǎng-máaiนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiไวน์แดงwaai-dɛɛngจะjàเกิดgə̀ətโทนtoonรสฝาดrót-fàatเด่นชัดdèen-chátจนjonกลบglòpรสผลไม้rót-pǒn-lá-máaiชั้นchánละเอียดlá-ìiat
If aged too long in oak, red wine develops a pronounced tannic harshness that overwhelms its delicate fruit notes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fàat
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 | — | — |