มะเขือ
má-kʉ̌ʉaMeaning
1NounA2
eggplant; aubergine (general)
plants and fruits of the genus Solanum used as vegetables; in Thai includes multiple types such as round Thai eggplants, pea eggplant (มะเขือพวงมะเขือพวงmá-kʉ̌ʉa-puuangpea eggplant; turkey berry), and long eggplant (มะเขือยาว).
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)มะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaeggplant; aubergine (general)หลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítmany kinds; various
In my home garden we grow several types of eggplants.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaยาวyaaoกับgàpมะเขือพวงmá-kʉ̌ʉa-puuangมาจากmaa-jàakตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháo
Mom bought long eggplants and pea eggplants from the morning market.
ปีนี้bpii-níiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanลองlɔɔngปลูกbplùukมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaสีม่วงsǐi-mûuangและlɛ́มะเขือกลมmá-kʉ̌ʉa-glomไว้wáiขายkǎai
This year the villagers tried growing purple eggplants and round eggplants to sell.
เชฟchéepบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láชนิดchá-nítให้hâiรสสัมผัสrót-sǎm-pàtต่างกันdtàang-ganจึงjʉngเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiมะเขือกลมmá-kʉ̌ʉa-glomกับgàpมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaยาวyaaoในnaiเมนูmee-nuuเดียวกันdiiao-gan
The chef said each type of eggplant gives a different texture, so he chose to use round and long eggplants in the same dish.
Green curry has a lot of Thai eggplants in it.
Yesterday I bought Thai eggplants from the market to make a spicy stir-fry.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàตำdtamพริกแกงprík-gɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoใส่sàiมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiหม้อmɔ̂ɔ
Tomorrow my mom will pound curry paste and add Thai eggplants into the pot.
เวลาwee-laaใส่sàiมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaในnaiแกงgɛɛngต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiชิมchimเพราะprɔ́ถ้าtâaสุกsùkเกินไปgəən-bpaiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaจะjàเละléและlɛ́เสียรสsǐia-rót
When adding Thai eggplants to curry, you need to keep tasting, because if they overcook the texture gets mushy and spoils the flavor.
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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มะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaeggplant; aubergine (general)eggplant; aubergine (general)Word