ฟักคำ
fák-kamMeaning
1NounA2
pumpkin (Northern Thai)
The Northern Thai word for a pumpkin, a squash with a thick rind and yellow or orange flesh.
Examples
ฟักคำfák-kamฟักคำfák-kampumpkin (Northern Thai)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีเนื้อmii-nʉ́ʉaมีเนื้อmii-nʉ́ʉa1containing meat2fleshy; pulpyสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalist
This pumpkin has yellow flesh.
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Mom bought a pumpkin to make curry yesterday.
This pumpkin has a hard rind. I can't cut through it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฟักคำ said ฟัก-คัม?
fák-kam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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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ฟักคำfák-kamฟักคำfák-kampumpkin (Northern Thai)pumpkin (Northern Thai)Word