มะละกอ
má-lá-gɔɔMeanings
1NounA1
papaya (fruit)
a tropical fruit with green skin that turns yellow or orange when ripe, with sweet orange flesh and black seeds; eaten ripe or used green in salads
Examples
มะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔ1papaya (fruit)2papaya treeสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedเนื้่อnʉ́ʉaสีส้มsǐi-sômสีส้มsǐi-sôm1the color orange2orange (colored)หวานwǎanหวานwǎan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharineมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Ripe papaya has very sweet orange flesh.
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I like to eat papayas with yellow skin.
Mom bought green papaya to make som tam yesterday.
พอpɔɔผลpǒnมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔสุกsùkเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakจะjàเปลี่ยนbplìianจากjàakสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoเป็นbpenสีส้มsǐi-sôm
When the papaya ripens, its skin changes from green to orange.
2NounA2
papaya tree
the fast-growing tropical plant that produces papayas
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มะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔ1papaya (fruit)2papaya treeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พืชpʉ̂ʉtพืชpʉ̂ʉtplant; floraเมืองร้อนmʉʉang-rɔ́ɔnเมืองร้อนmʉʉang-rɔ́ɔnthe tropics; tropical region/countryที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโตเร็วdtoo-reoโตเร็วdtoo-reo1fast-growing2[to] grow quicklyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Papaya is a tropical plant that grows very fast.
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ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเราraoปลูกbplùukมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanแค่kɛ̂ɛไม่กี่mâi-gìiเดือนdʉʉanก็gɔ̂ต้นdtônสูงsǔungแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Last year we planted papaya behind the house; in just a few months the plant was already tall.
ถ้าtâaรดน้ำrót-náamสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔจะjàโตdtooไวwaiและlɛ́ให้ผลhâi-pǒnในnaiเวลาwee-laaไม่นานmâi-naan
If watered regularly, the papaya plant will grow quickly and bear fruit in a short time.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakปลูกbplùukมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtเมืองร้อนmʉʉang-rɔ́ɔnที่tîiเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooเร็วreoและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛง่ายngâai
Farmers choose to grow papaya because it is a tropical plant that grows rapidly and is easy to care for.
Tones
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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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มะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔpapaya (fruit)papaya (fruit)Word