มะปิน
má-bpinMeaning
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bael tree; bael fruit (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai name for the bael tree (Aegle marmelos) or its round, hard-shelled fruit with fragrant pulp.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionต้นมะตูมdtôn-má-dtuumต้นมะตูมdtôn-má-dtuumbael tree; Bengal quinceหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมะปินmá-bpinมะปินmá-bpinbael tree; bael fruit (Northern Thai)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcohol
Grandma calls the bael tree behind the house “mapin” and often picks its ripe fruit to make a drink for us.
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ผลpǒnมะปินmá-bpinมีmiiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakแข็งkɛ̌ngและlɛ́เนื้อหอมnʉ́ʉa-hɔ̌ɔmแม่mɛ̂ɛจึงjʉngเอามาao-maaหั่นเป็นแว่นhàn-bpen-wɛ̂ɛnแล้วlɛ́ɛoตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngไว้wáiต้มdtômดื่มdʉ̀ʉm
Bael fruit has a hard shell and fragrant flesh, so my mother slices it into rounds and dries the slices for making tea.
แม้mɛ́ɛผลpǒnมะปินmá-bpinจะมีjà-miiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakแข็งkɛ̌ngจนjonแกะgɛ̀ด้วยdûuaiมือเปล่าmʉʉ-bplàaoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผ่าpàaออกɔ̀ɔkก็gɔ̂จะได้jà-dâaiกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmของkɔ̌ɔngเนื้อnʉ́ʉaสุกsùkข้างในkâang-nai
Although bael fruit has a shell too hard to open with bare hands, once it is split open, the fragrance of the ripe flesh inside becomes noticeable.
เวลาway-laaสอนsŏnเรื่องrêuuangต้นไม้dtôn máaiพื้นบ้านpúuan bâanครูkruuจะjàอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaมะปินmá-bpinเป็นbpenชื่อchêuที่têeคนเหนือkon nĕuuaใช้cháiเรียกrîakมะตูมmá-dtuumเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเด็กdèkๆ-เชื่อมโยงchêuuam yoongคำkamท้องถิ่นtóng tìnกับgàpชื่อchêuที่têeพบpópในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sĕuได้dâi
When teaching about local trees, the teacher explains that “mapin” is the Northern Thai name for bael, so the children can connect the regional term with the name found in books.
Tones
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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 | — | — |