มะยง
má-yongMeaning
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plum mango; Marian plum (fruit/tree)
Common short form of มะยงชิดมะยงชิดmá-yong-chítThai marian plum (mayongchid); a tropical fruit called the plum mango or Marian plum, with orange flesh, and the tree that bears it.
Examples
หน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnhot season; summerฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)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); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)มะยงmá-yongมะยงmá-yongplum mango; Marian plum (fruit/tree)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedสีส้มsǐi-sômสีส้มsǐi-sôm1the color orange2orange (colored)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmsweet and fragrantและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ฉ่ำchàmฉ่ำchàm1juicy; moist; drenched2dewy; glowing (of skin)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
In the summer, I like to eat ripe orange Mayong fruit that is sweet, fragrant, and very juicy.
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ตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháoนี้níiมีmiiมะยงmá-yongจากjàakนครนายกná-kɔɔn-naa-yókวางขายwaang-kǎaiเป็นbpenเข่งkèengสดใหม่sòt-màiมากmâak
This morning market has mayong from Nakhon Nayok for sale in baskets; they’re very fresh.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔปลูกbplùukต้นdtônมะยงmá-yongไว้wáiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanพอpɔɔออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒnสีส้มsǐi-sômก็gɔ̂แบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanชิมchimด้วยdûuai
Dad planted a mayong tree behind the house, and when it bore orange fruit he shared some with the neighbors.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมะยงmá-yongลูกlûukนี้níiเป็นbpenมะยงชิดmá-yong-chítเนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmกว่าgwàaพันธุ์panทั่วไปtûua-bpaiเหมาะmɔ̀ทำtamของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanเย็นyen
The vendor said this mayong is the mayong-chid variety; its flesh is firm and more fragrant and sweet than common types, perfect for chilled desserts.
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 | — | — |
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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มะยงmá-yongมะยงmá-yongplum mango; Marian plum (fruit/tree)plum mango; Marian plum (fruit/tree)Word