มะดัน
má-danMeanings
1NounB1
a sour tropical fruit (Garcinia schomburgkiana)
A sour, green tropical fruit (*Garcinia schomburgkiana*), often pickled or used in Thai cooking to add acidity.
Examples
มะดันmá-danมะดันmá-dan1a sour tropical fruit (Garcinia schomburgkiana)2the tree that bears the madan fruitมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaosour taste; sournessมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Madan fruit is very sour.
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ยายyaaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเก็บgèpมะดันmá-danมาmaaทำtamน้ำพริกnáam-príkมะดันmá-danกินginกับgàpปลาทูbplaa-tuuทอดtɔ̂ɔtอร่อยà-rɔ̀iดีdii
Grandma likes to pick madan fruit to make madan chili paste; it's delicious with fried mackerel.
ที่tîiบ้านเราbâan-raoเอาaoมะดันmá-danมาmaaดองdɔɔngไว้wáiกินเล่นgin-lênหรือrʉ̌ʉจะjàใส่sàiในnaiแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
At my house, we pickle madan fruit to eat as a snack, or we can put it in sour curry.
ในบรรดาnai-ban-daaผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiที่tîiให้hâiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoสำหรับsǎm-ràpปรุงอาหารbprung-aa-hǎanไทยtaiมะดันmá-danมีmiiความเปรี้ยวkwaam-bprîiaoแหลมlɛ̌ɛmโดดเด่นdòot-dèenซึ่งsʉ̂ngแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakความเปรี้ยวอมหวานkwaam-bprîiao-om-wǎanของkɔ̌ɔngมะขามmá-kǎam
Among the sour fruits used in Thai cooking, madan has a distinct sharp sourness which is different from the sweet-sour taste of tamarind.
2NounB2
the tree that bears the madan fruit
The tropical tree that produces the madan fruit (*Garcinia schomburgkiana*).
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นมะดันdtôn-má-danต้นมะดันdtôn-má-danmadan tree (Garcinia schomburgkiana)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)โตdtooโตdtoo1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Dad planted one madan tree behind the house; it's very tall now.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiต้นมะดันdtôn-má-danที่tîiสวนsǔuanออกลูกɔ̀ɔk-lûukดกdòkเต็มdtemต้นdtônเลยləəiคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาไปao-bpaiแจกjɛ̀ɛkเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanบ้างbâang
This year, the madan tree in the garden is full of fruit; I'll probably have to give some to the neighbors.
ต้นมะดันdtôn-má-danเป็นbpenไม้พุ่มmáai-pûmขนาดกลางkà-nàat-glaangที่tîiทนทานton-taanต่อdtɔ̀ɔสภาพดินsà-pâap-dinและlɛ́อากาศaa-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองไทยmʉʉang-taiได้ดีdâai-diiจึงjʉngนิยมní-yomปลูกbplùukไว้wáiตามdtaamบ้านbâan
The madan tree is a medium-sized shrub that is very tolerant of Thailand's soil and weather conditions, so it's popularly grown at home.
ลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèenของkɔ̌ɔngต้นมะดันdtôn-má-danคือkʉʉทรงพุ่มsong-pûmที่tîiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pและlɛ́แตกกิ่งก้านdtɛ̀ɛk-gìng-gâanเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâakทำให้tam-hâiเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpปลูกbplùukเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoได้dâaiด้วยdûuai
A key characteristic of the madan tree is its rather dense canopy and numerous branches, which also makes it suitable for planting to provide shade.
Tones
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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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ดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward3[to] push up; drive up [prices, levels, etc.]4happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)[to] push [sth/sb]Part 2
มะดันmá-danมะดันmá-dana sour tropical fruit (Garcinia schomburgkiana)a sour tropical fruit (Garcinia schomburgkiana)Word