มะห้า (má-hâa) — Java plum; jambolan fruit (Northern Thai)

Meanings

1NounB2

Java plum; jambolan fruit (Northern Thai)

A Northern Thai name for the edible fruit of the Java plum tree (Syzygium cumini), which becomes dark purple or nearly black when ripe.

Examples

ยายyaai ซื้อsʉ́ʉ มะห้าmá-hâa สุกsùk จากjàak ตลาดdtà-làat มาmaa ให้hâi กินgin พอกินpɔɔ-gin แล้วlɛ́ɛo ลิ้นlín ฉันchǎn ก็gɔ̂เป็นbpen สีม่วงsǐi-mûuang

Grandma bought ripe Java plums at the market for me to eat, and they turned my tongue purple.

3 more examples

This plate of Java plums has both sweet and astringent ones, so I chose the ones that had ripened to a purplish-black color.

Java plum fruits, called maha in Northern Thai, turn deep purple to almost black when ripe and often stain the lips and tongue when eaten.

Although fully ripe Java plums taste sweeter, they may still be somewhat astringent, so anyone who has never eaten them should try one at a time first.

2NounB2

Java plum tree (Northern Thai)

A Northern Thai name for the Java plum tree (Syzygium cumini), a tropical evergreen that bears small, edible, dark-purple fruits.

Examples

ปู่bpùu ปลูกbplùuk ต้นdtôn มะห้าmá-hâa ไว้wái ข้างบ้านkâang-bâan ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi ต้นdtôn โตdtoo จนjon ให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngao ได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo

Grandpa planted a Java plum tree beside the house, and now it is big enough to provide shade.

3 more examples

ต้นdtôn มะห้าmá-hâa ที่อยู่tîi-yùu ริมทางrim-taang เริ่มrə̂əm ออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒn แล้วlɛ́ɛo อีกไม่นานìik-mâi-naan ผลpǒn ก็gɔ̂คงจะkong-jà สุกsùk

The Java plum tree by the roadside has started bearing fruit, and the fruit will probably ripen soon.

ชาวบ้านchaao-bâan ทางtaang ภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa เรียกrîiak ต้นหว้าdtôn-wâa ว่าwâa ต้นdtôn มะห้าmá-hâa ซึ่งsʉ̂ng เป็นbpen ไม้máai ไม่mâi ผลัดใบplàt-bai ที่tîi ให้ผลhâi-pǒn สีม่วงเข้มsǐi-mûuang-kêm เมื่อmʉ̂ʉa สุกsùk

People in northern Thailand call the Java plum tree “ma ha”; it is an evergreen tree whose fruit turns dark purple when ripe.

Although a Java plum tree provides good shade, planting it too close to the courtyard may result in fallen fruit staining the ground.

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	—	—

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Word Breakdown

มะmácome on; please (urge/invite)Part 1

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ห้าhâafive (number)Part 2

มะห้าmá-hâaJava plum; jambolan fruit (Northern Thai)Word

Related Words

1Java plum; jambolan fruit (Northern Thai)

Variants · Standard

ลูกหว้าlûuk-wâa

Java plum; jambolan

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มะห้า

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1Java plum; jambolan fruit (Northern Thai)

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