พล่า
plâaMeanings
1NounB1
Thai spicy meat or seafood salad
A Thai salad of meat or seafood mixed with lime juice, fish sauce, chili, and fresh herbs; traditionally made with raw meat, but also prepared with blanched or cooked ingredients.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)พล่ากุ้งplâa-gûngพล่ากุ้งplâa-gûngspicy shrimp saladรสเผ็ดrót-pètรสเผ็ดrót-pètspicy flavor; spicinessเปรี้ยวbprîiaoเปรี้ยวbprîiao1sour; tart (taste)2sour-smelling3stylish/edgy (slang)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Last night I ordered shrimp phla; it was spicy and sour with a fragrant herbal aroma.
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เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiทะเลtá-leeฉันchǎnมักเลือกmák-lʉ̂ʉakพล่าplâaปลาหมึกbplaa-mʉ̀kเพราะprɔ́เนื้อnʉ́ʉaเด้งdêngและlɛ́น้ำnáamปรุงbprungมีmiiมะนาวmá-naaoกับgàpน้ำปลาnáam-bplaa
When I go to the seaside, I usually choose squid phla because the texture is bouncy and the dressing has lime and fish sauce.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiทำพล่าเนื้อtam-plâa-nʉ́ʉaได้dâaiกลมกล่อมglom-glɔ̀ɔmเผ็ดpètกำลังดีgam-lang-diiและlɛ́มีกลิ่นmii-glìnใบbaiสะระแหน่สดsà-rá-nɛ̀ɛ-sòtชัดเจนchát-jeen
This place makes beef phla with a well-balanced flavor, just the right spiciness, and a distinct scent of fresh mint leaves.
เชฟchéepอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaพล่าplâaแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakยำyamตรงที่dtrong-tîiใช้cháiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaหรือrʉ̌ʉทะเลtá-leeลวกlûuakสุกsùkพอpɔɔคำkamแล้วlɛ́ɛoคลุกklúkกับgàpพริกpríkน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoและlɛ́สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสดsòtจนjonหอมฉุนhɔ̌ɔm-chǔn
The chef explained that phla differs from yam in that it uses lightly blanched meat or seafood tossed with chili, fish sauce, lime juice, and fresh herbs until aromatic.
2VerbB2
[to] make phla (a Thai spicy salad)
To prepare meat or seafood with lime juice, fish sauce, chili, and fresh herbs as a spicy salad, using raw, blanched, or cooked ingredients.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseพล่าplâaพล่าplâa1Thai spicy meat or seafood salad2[to] make phla (a Thai spicy salad)หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)โดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)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)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedพอประมาณpɔɔ-bprà-maanพอประมาณpɔɔ-bprà-maan1moderate; reasonable; modest2moderately; reasonablyแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)คลุกklúkคลุกklúk1to mix/toss (food)2to coat by rolling3to be covered with (dirt/dust)4[to] associate closely (with); fraternize (with)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerปรุงbprungปรุงbprung1[to] cook; prepare (food); season2[to] concoct; compound (medicine or mixture)เผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/bitingเปรี้ยวbprîiaoเปรี้ยวbprîiao1sour; tart (taste)2sour-smelling3stylish/edgy (slang)
Mom made pla by briefly blanching pork and mixing it with a spicy, sour dressing.
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เชฟchépสอนsŏnให้hâiพล่ากุ้งplâa gûngลวกlûuakกุ้งgûngเร็วreoๆ-แล้วláeoใส่sàiตะไคร้dtà-kráiและláeน้ำมะนาวnám má-naao
The chef taught us to make pla with shrimp: blanch the shrimp quickly, then add lemongrass and lime juice.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnพล่าplâaปลาหมึกbplaa-mʉ̀kเขาkǎoต้มdtômน้ำnáamให้hâiเดือดจัดdʉ̀ʉat-jàtจากนั้นjàak-nánลวกlûuakปลาหมึกbplaa-mʉ̀kไม่กี่mâi-gìiวินาทีwí-naa-tiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoคลุกklúkกับgàpสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai
Before preparing pla with squid, he brought the water to a rolling boil, then blanched the squid for a few seconds and mixed it with herbs.
เธอtəəพล่าเนื้อplâa-nʉ́ʉaโดยdooiเน้นnénความสุกkwaam-sùkแบบbɛ̀ɛpกึ่งgʉ̀ngดิบdìpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaความหวานkwaam-wǎanของkɔ̌ɔngเนื้อnʉ́ʉaและlɛ́ให้hâiซึมซับsʉm-sápรสrótน้ำnáamปรุงbprung
She prepared pla with beef, aiming for medium-rare to retain the meat’s sweetness and let it absorb the dressing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
plâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |