พูหมาก
puu-màakMeaning
1NounB2
wedge/segment of areca nut
A wedge-shaped slice of areca nut prepared for a betel quid; one cut segment of an areca nut.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmêetมีดmêetknifeซอยหมากsoi màakซอยหมากsoi màak[to] slice betel nut (areca nut)ดิบdìpดิบdìp1raw (not cooked)2unripe3unprocessed; crude; raw (materials/emotions)4harsh; uncouth (behavior)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)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พูpuuพูpuu1tuft; cluster (of soft fibers)2pulp (betel palm inflorescence); betel spadixเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมไว้dtriiam wáiเตรียมไว้dtriiam wái[to] prepare in advanceเคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chew
Grandma is using a knife to slice the raw areca nut into small wedges to prepare for chewing.
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คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnจะjàนับว่าnáp-wâaหมากmàakหนึ่งnʉ̀ngลูกlûukสามารถsǎa-mâatผ่าpàaได้dâaiกี่gìiพูpuuถ้าtâaได้dâaiเยอะyə́ก็gɔ̂ถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเป็นbpenหมากmàakเนื้อดีnʉ́ʉa-dii
People in the old days would count how many wedges one areca nut could be cut into; if it yielded many, it was considered a good quality nut.
ในnaiเชี่ยนหมากchîian-màakของkɔ̌ɔngย่าyâaนอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakจะมีjà-miiพลูpluuปูนแดงbpuun-dɛɛngและlɛ́สีเสียดsǐi-sìiatแล้วlɛ́ɛoยังyangมีmiiพูหมากpuu-màakที่tîiซอยsɔɔiเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiอย่างyàangเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiap
In grandma's betel nut set, besides betel leaves, red lime paste, and catechu, there were also areca nut wedges that were neatly sliced and prepared.
การจีบgaan-jìipพลูpluuให้hâiสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitเช่นเดียวกับchên-diiao-gàpการgaanซอยหมากsɔɔi-màakให้hâiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láพูpuuมีmiiขนาดkà-nàatเท่ากันtâo-ganพอดีคำpɔɔ-dii-kam
Folding a betel leaf beautifully requires meticulousness, just like slicing the areca nut so that each wedge is a perfectly equal, bite-sized piece.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow 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
puu
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
พูpuuพูpuu1tuft; cluster (of soft fibers)2pulp (betel palm inflorescence); betel spadixtuft; cluster (of soft fibers)Part 1
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หมากmàakหมากmàak1fruit (Isan)2areca nut (betel nut)3chess piece; game piece4move; gambit (figurative)5classifier: moves in a board gamefruit (Isan)Part 2
พูหมากpuu-màakพูหมากpuu-màakwedge/segment of areca nutwedge/segment of areca nutWord