ยำ
yam
Meanings
1NounA2
spicy-sour Thai salad
a Thai-style salad of mixed ingredients tossed with a spicy and sour dressing
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour saladวุ้นเส้นwún sênวุ้นเส้นwún sênglass noodles; cellophane noodlesรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaosour taste; sournessเผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/biting
Today I ate spicy and sour glass noodle yum salad.
2NounB1
[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad
to mix ingredients with a spicy and sour dressing to make a Thai-style salad
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour saladกุ้งgûngกุ้งgûng1shrimp; prawn (animal)2shrimp; prawn (as food)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)รวมruuamรวมruuam1[to] include; contain2[to] gather; combine; consolidate3total; sum; aggregate4in total; altogether; overall5overall; general; comprehensiveใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำปลาnáam bplaaน้ำปลาnáam bplaafish sauceน้ำมะนาวnám má-naaoน้ำมะนาวnám má-naaolime juiceและláeและláeand (coordinating)พริกpríkพริกprík1chili; chili pepper2chili plant
Mom will mix shrimp with assorted vegetables, adding fish sauce, lime juice, and chilies to make a Thai-style salad.