พลูคาว
pluu-kaaoMeaning
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fish mint (Houttuynia cordata)
a type of herb with a distinct fishy aroma, used in some Asian cuisines and traditional medicine (Houttuynia cordata); also known as fish mint or chameleon plant.
Examples
คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)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); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)พลูคาวpluu-kaaoพลูคาวpluu-kaaofish mint (Houttuynia cordata)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผักสดpàk-sòtผักสดpàk-sòt1fresh vegetables2raw vegetables (served as a side)แกล้มglɛ̂ɛmแกล้มglɛ̂ɛm[to] eat [sth] with [sth] as a side/chaserกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ลาบlâapลาบlâaplarb; seasoned minced meat salad
Northern Thai people like to eat fresh chameleon plant as a side vegetable with 'laab' (minced meat salad).
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บางคนbaang-konไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpกลิ่นglìnของkɔ̌ɔngพลูคาวpluu-kaaoเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaมันmanคาวkaaoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanปลาbplaa
Some people don't like the smell of chameleon plant because they feel it's fishy, like a fish.
พลูคาวpluu-kaaoเป็นbpenสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiที่tîiมีmiiสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunทางยาtaang-yaaหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangคนkonจึงjʉngนิยมní-yomนำมาnam-maaสกัดsà-gàtเป็นbpenอาหารเสริมaa-hǎan-sə̌əm
Chameleon plant is an herb with many medicinal properties, so people popularly extract it to make dietary supplements.
นอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakจะjàใช้cháiกินginสดsòtแล้วlɛ́ɛoใบbaiพลูคาวpluu-kaaoยังyangสามารถsǎa-mâatนำไปnam-bpaiใส่sàiในnaiแกงgɛɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmอันanเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákได้dâaiอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Besides being eaten raw, chameleon plant leaves can also be added to curries to impart a unique aroma.
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pluu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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คาวkaaoคาวkaao1fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meat2sordid; scandalous; tainted (figurative)fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meatPart 2
พลูคาวpluu-kaaoพลูคาวpluu-kaaofish mint (Houttuynia cordata)fish mint (Houttuynia cordata)Word