มะนาว
má-naao
Meanings
1NounA1
lime (key/Thai lime)
A small green citrus fruit with sour, fragrant juice and aromatic peel; in Thai, generally refers to key lime used for sourness and aroma in cooking and drinks.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)บีบbèepบีบbèep1[to] squeeze; compress2[to] pinch3[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)มะนาวmá-naaoมะนาวmá-naao1lime (key/Thai lime)2lime treeใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ต้มยำdtôm yamต้มยำdtôm yamtom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)ให้น้ำhâi náamให้น้ำhâi náam1[to] water [sth]2[to] give water [to sb/sth]3[to] give [sb] IV fluids (drip)ซุปเปรี้ยวsúp bprîiaoซุปเปรี้ยวsúp bprîiaosour-tasting soupหอมhŏmหอมhŏm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3shallot; scallion (Thai usage)
I squeeze lime into tom yum to make the broth sour and fragrant.
2NounA2
lime tree
The plant or tree that bears Thai limes.
Examples
สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; parkบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesมะนาวmá-naaoมะนาวmá-naao1lime (key/Thai lime)2lime treeไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)
My home garden grows a lime tree in front of the house.
Word Breakdown
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มะนาวmá-naaoมะนาวmá-naaolime (key/Thai lime)