มะแว้ง
má-wɛ́ɛngMeaning
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medicinal nightshade; bitter Solanum berries
A name for several nightshades with small bitter berries used in traditional Thai medicine and sometimes eaten, especially มะแว้งต้น (Solanum violaceum) and มะแว้งเครือ (Solanum trilobatum), or their berries.
Examples
แกงเผ็ดgɛɛng-pètแกงเผ็ดgɛɛng-pètspicy curry; red curryใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)มะแว้งmá-wɛ́ɛngมะแว้งmá-wɛ́ɛngmedicinal nightshade; bitter Solanum berriesจะมีjà-miiจะมีjà-miithere will be; [to] have (in the future)รสขมrót-kǒmรสขมrót-kǒmbitter taste; bitternessเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amountแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossเลี่ยนlîianเลี่ยนlîian1greasy; cloying (food)2sick of; fed up (from excess)3bald; smooth (patch)4cloying; overly sentimentalได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do well
Red curry with pea eggplant has a slight bitterness, but it helps cut the greasiness well.
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ยายyaaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมะแว้งmá-wɛ́ɛngใส่sàiต้มยำdtôm-yamแล้วlɛ́ɛoหอมhɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́กินginกับข้าวสวยgàp-kâao-sǔuaiอร่อยà-rɔ̀i
Grandma says that adding pea eggplant to tom yum makes it fragrant and tasty with steamed rice.
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanนิยมní-yomใช้cháiมะแว้งmá-wáengในnaiแกงป่าgaeng bpàaเพราะpráwผลpŏnเล็กlékๆ-มีmeeรสขมrót kŏmที่têeทำให้tam hâiน้ำแกงnáam gaengเข้มขึ้นkêm kûenและláeสมดุลsŏm dunเครื่องเทศkrêuuang têt
Villagers like to use pea eggplant in jungle curry because the small fruits add bitterness that deepens the broth and balances the spices.
ในnaiแพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiมักmákนำnamมะแว้งmá-wɛ́ɛngมาmaaทำtamยาแก้ไอyaa-gɛ̂ɛ-aiหรือrʉ̌ʉชุ่มคอchûm-kɔɔขณะเดียวกันkà-nà-diiao-ganก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiผลpǒnอ่อนɔ̀ɔnใส่sàiผัดเผ็ดpàt-pètเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmมิติmí-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngรสชาติrót-châat
In traditional Thai medicine, pea eggplant is often made into remedies for coughs or sore throats, while the young fruits are also used in spicy stir-fries to add flavor complexity.
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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แว้งwɛ́ɛngแว้งwɛ́ɛng1[to] turn back suddenly; [to] turn and bite2[to] turn on [sb]; betray [sb][to] turn back suddenly; [to] turn and bitePart 2
มะแว้งmá-wɛ́ɛngมะแว้งmá-wɛ́ɛngmedicinal nightshade; bitter Solanum berriesmedicinal nightshade; bitter Solanum berriesWord