มะกอก
má-gɔ̀ɔkMeanings
1NounA2
olive (fruit)
the fruit of the olive tree, eaten or pressed for oil; more explicitly called มะกอกฝรั่ง
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)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); pocketมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔkมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔk1olive (fruit)2olive tree3hog plum; hog plum treeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สลัดsà-làtสลัดsà-làt1salad2[to] shake off; fling; toss3[to] shake off; cast off (figurative)
I like to eat olives in salad.
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Yesterday I bought pickled olives to try.
Tomorrow Mom will use olive oil to make pasta.
รสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoเค็มkemของkŏngมะกอกmá-gòkช่วยchûuaiตัดdtàtเลี่ยนlîianและláeทำให้tam hâiรสชาติอาหารrót-sà-châat aa-hăanกลมกล่อมglom glòmขึ้นkêun
The salty-sour taste of olives cuts greasiness and makes the food more balanced.
2NounB1
olive tree
The tree that bears olives.
Examples
สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)มะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔkมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔk1olive (fruit)2olive tree3hog plum; hog plum treeไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngao[to] provide shade
The backyard garden grows an olive tree to provide shade.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanดูแลduu-lɛɛต้นdtônมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔkอย่างดีyàang-diiเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenไม้ยืนต้นmáai-yʉʉn-dtônที่tîiทนแล้งton-lɛ́ɛng
Villagers take good care of the olive tree because it is a drought-tolerant perennial.
ในnaiแถบtàepเมดิเตอร์เรเนียนme-dì-dter-re-niianผู้คนpôo konปลูกbplòokมะกอกmá-gòkเป็นbpenแถวๆtăeo-tăeoบนbonเนินnernเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganการพังทลายgaan pang tá-laaiของkŏngดินdin
In the Mediterranean, people plant olive trees in rows on hills to prevent soil erosion.
ต้นdtônมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔkเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooช้าcháaแต่dtɛ̀ɛมีอายุmii-aa-yúยืนยาวyʉʉn-yaaoจึงjʉngมักmákถูกtùukปลูกbplùukเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngสันติsǎn-dtìและlɛ́ความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongในnaiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
Olive trees grow slowly but live long, so they are often planted as symbols of peace and stability in public gardens.
3NounB2
hog plum; hog plum tree
a tropical tree, Spondias pinnata, or its sour edible fruit, used in Thai cooking
Examples
ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)แถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitเปรี้ยวbprîiaoเปรี้ยวbprîiao1sour; tart (taste)2sour-smelling3stylish/edgy (slang)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมะกอกmá-gòkมะกอกmá-gòk1olive (fruit)2olive tree3hog plum; hog plum treeทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyที่จริงtêe jingที่จริงtêe jingin fact; actuallyคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.มะกอกน้ำmá-gòk náamมะกอกน้ำmá-gòk náamwater olive (tree/fruit)
At the local market, people call the small sour fruit makok, though it is actually makok nam (Spondias).
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ป้าbpâaใส่sàiมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔkหั่นhànในnaiยำผลไม้yam-pǒn-lá-máaiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoจัดjàtแบบbɛ̀ɛpที่tîiคนkonในnaiภาคpâakนี้níiเรียกrîiakมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔk
Auntie added sliced makok to the fruit salad, the very sour kind that people in this region call makok.
เด็กdèkๆ-เก็บgèpมะกอกmá-gòkป่าbpàaมาmaaจิ้มjîmพริกเกลือprík gleuuaทั้งที่táng têeผู้เฒ่าpôo tâoบอกbòkชื่อเต็มchêu dtemว่าwâaมะกอกน้ำmá-gòk náamในnaiวงศ์wongเดียวdiiaoกับgàpSpondias
The kids picked wild makok to dip in chili salt, even though the elders say the proper name is makok nam in the Spondias genus.
พ่อค้าpô káaใช้cháiคำว่าkam wâaมะกอกmá-gòkเรียกrîakรวมruuamๆ-เพื่อpêuuaขายkăaiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiเปรี้ยวbprîiaoตระกูลdtrà-gunSpondiasแม้máeชื่อทางการchêuu taang-gaanคือkeuมะกอกน้ำmá-gòk náam
The vendor uses the word makok loosely to sell sour fruits of the Spondias group, even though the formal name is makok nam.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
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
มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)come on; please (urge/invite)Part 1
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กอกgɔ̀ɔkกอกgɔ̀ɔk1[to] rap; [to] knock2hog plum; Spondias tree or fruit3[to] draw blood; [to] cup[to] rap; [to] knockPart 2
มะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔkมะกอกmá-gɔ̀ɔkolive (fruit)olive (fruit)Word