มะต้อง
má-dtɔ̂ngMeaning
1NounC1
santol fruit
A type of tropical fruit with a thick rind and sweet-sour pulp, also known as santol. This is a regional or less common name for 'กระท้อนกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnsantol (fruit/tree)' (kra-thon).
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringภาคกลางpâak-glaangภาคกลางpâak-glaangCentral Thailand; the central part (of a country/area)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnsantol (fruit/tree)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเรียกว่าrîiak-wâa1[to] be called; be known/termed as2[to] call; name [sb/sth]; refer to as3you could say; that is to say; effectivelyมะต้องmá-dtɔ̂ngมะต้องmá-dtɔ̂ngsantol fruitเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)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); pocketไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
People in the central region call this fruit 'kra-thon', but northern people call it 'ma-tong'. Have you ever eaten it?
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รสชาติrót-châatเปรี้ยวอมหวานbprîiao-om-wǎanของkɔ̌ɔngมะต้องmá-dtɔ̂ngทำให้tam-hâiมันmanเหมาะmɔ̀อย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngที่จะtîi-jàนำไปnam-bpaiทำเป็นtam-bpenของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiชนิดchá-nítตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛลอยแก้วlɔɔi-gɛ̂ɛoไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngแช่อิ่มchɛ̂ɛ-ìm
The sweet and sour taste of santol (ma-tong) makes it perfectly suitable for making various desserts, from fruit in syrup to preserved fruit.
กลับบ้านglàp bâanที่têeเหนือnĕuuaทีไรtee raiต้องdtôngให้hâiแม่mâeทำให้tam hâiกินginทุกทีtúk teeโดยเฉพาะdoi chá-pórตำdtamมะต้องmá-dtôngใส่sàiปูbpooร้ากับgàpปลาร้าbplaa ráaหอมๆhŏm hŏmมันmanลำlamแต๊ๆdtáe dtáe
Whenever I go back home to the north, I have to have my mom make it for me, especially the spicy santol salad with preserved field crabs and fragrant fermented fish. It's truly delicious!
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaชื่อchʉ̂ʉกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnจะjàเป็นที่รู้จักbpen-tîi-rúu-jàkแพร่หลายprɛ̂ɛ-lǎaiกว่าgwàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpชาวล้านนาchaao-láan-naaแล้วlɛ́ɛoคำว่าkam-wâaมะต้องmá-dtɔ̂ngกลับglàpให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kผูกพันpùuk-panและlɛ́เป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eengมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Although the name 'kra-thon' is more widely known, for the Lanna people, the word 'ma-tong' evokes a greater sense of connection and familiarity.
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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มะต้องmá-dtɔ̂ngมะต้องmá-dtɔ̂ngsantol fruitsantol fruitWord