มะมื่น
má-mʉ̂ʉnMeaning
1NounC2
wild almond; barking deer's mango
a type of tropical tree (Irvingia malayana) or its edible seed, commonly known as wild almond or barking deer's mango (primarily used in Northern Thai dialect; standard Thai is กระบกกระบกgrà-bòkIrvingia malayana tree; its edible seed (nut))
Examples
คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadเมล็ดmá-létเมล็ดmá-lét1seed; kernel; pip2classifier: seeds; small grainsมะมื่นmá-mʉ̂ʉnมะมื่นmá-mʉ̂ʉnwild almond; barking deer's mangoมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerคั่วkûuaคั่วkûua[to] roast; dry-fryเกลือglʉʉaเกลือglʉʉa1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกินginกินgin1[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); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของว่างkɔ̌ɔng-wâangของว่างkɔ̌ɔng-wâangsnack; light biteในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎao1winter; the cold season2in winter; during the cold season
Northern people often roast mamuen seeds with salt to eat as a winter snack.
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เมล็ดmá-létมะมื่นmá-mʉ̂ʉnคั่วkûuaมีmiiกรดไขมันgròt-kǎi-manดีdiiสูงsǔungและlɛ́ให้hâiรสสัมผัสrót-sǎm-pàtที่tîiมันmanอร่อยà-rɔ̀iคล้ายกับkláai-gàpการรับประทานgaan-ráp-bprà-taanอัลมอนด์an-mɔɔn
Roasted mamuen seeds are high in good fatty acids and provide a delicious, nutty texture, similar to eating almonds.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะjàเข้าป่าkâo-bpàaไปbpaiเก็บgèpลูกlûukมะมื่นmá-mʉ̂ʉnที่tîiร่วงหล่นrûuang-lònตามdtaamพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaกะเทาะgà-tɔ́เปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakขายkǎaiเป็นbpenรายได้เสริมraai-dâai-sə̌əm
During the dry season, villagers go into the forest to collect fallen mamuen fruits on the ground to crack the shells and sell them for extra income.
การอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákต้นdtônมะมื่นmá-mʉ̂ʉnในnaiป่าชุมชนbpàa-chum-chonไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛช่วยchûuaiรักษาrák-sǎaระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenการธำรงไว้gaan-tam-rong-wáiซึ่งsʉ̂ngแหล่งlɛ̀ngอาหารพื้นบ้านaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngชาวล้านนาchaao-láan-naaอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Conserving mamuen trees in community forests not only helps maintain the ecosystem but also preserves a crucial local food source for the Lanna people.
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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มะมื่นmá-mʉ̂ʉnมะมื่นmá-mʉ̂ʉnwild almond; barking deer's mangowild almond; barking deer's mangoWord