มูน
muunMeaning
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[to] mix sticky rice with coconut milk and sugar (culinary)
To mix cooked sticky rice with sweetened coconut milk, allowing the grains to absorb the liquid until they become glossy. A key process in making Thai desserts like mango sticky rice (ข้าวเหนียวมูนข้าวเหนียวมูนkâao-nǐiao-muuncoconut-milk sticky rice (Thai dessert)).
Examples
เคล็ดลับklét-lápเคล็ดลับklét-láptip; trick; secret (to doing something well)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffข้าวเหนียวมะม่วงkâao-nǐiao-má-mûuangข้าวเหนียวมะม่วงkâao-nǐiao-má-mûuangmango sticky rice (Thai dessert)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterมูนข้าวเหนียวmuun-kâao-nǐiaoมูนข้าวเหนียวmuun-kâao-nǐiao[to] make sweet sticky rice by mixing it with coconut milkให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)นุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หอมมันhɔ̌ɔm-manหอมมันhɔ̌ɔm-manaromatic and rich/oily (pleasant)
The secret to delicious mango sticky rice lies in how you mix the sticky rice with coconut milk to make it soft and fragrant.
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คุณยายkun yaaiกำลังจะgam-lang jàสอนsŏnวิธีwí-teeมูนข้าวเหนียวmoon kâao nĭiaoสำหรับsăm-ràpทำtamขนมไทยkà-nŏm taiหลายๆlăai lăaiอย่างyàang
Grandma is about to teach me how to mix sticky rice with coconut milk for making various Thai desserts.
การgaanมูนข้าวเหนียวmoon kâao nĭiaoให้hâiสวยงามsŭuay ngaamนั้นnánต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiพรมpromน้ำกะทิnám gà-tíร้อนๆrón rónลงบนlong bonข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaoที่têeนึ่งnêungสุกsùkใหม่ๆmài màiแล้วláeoคนkonเบาๆbao baoให้hâiเข้ากันkâo ganจนjonขึ้นเงาkêun ngao
To mix sticky rice beautifully, you must gradually sprinkle hot coconut milk onto freshly steamed sticky rice and gently stir until it becomes glossy.
ข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoร้านนี้ráan-níiหอมhɔ̌ɔmเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoใช้cháiกะทิgà-tíที่tîiอบควันòp-kwanเทียนtiianมาmaaมูนข้าวเหนียวmuun-kâao-nǐiaoทำให้tam-hâiมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuua
The sticky rice from this shop is especially aromatic because they use coconut milk that has been smoked with a fragrant candle to mix with the sticky rice, giving it a unique aroma.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
muun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |