ย่านาง(yâa naang)
Meanings
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a tropical vine used for herbal juice and cooking (Tiliacora triandra)
a tropical climbing plant (Tiliacora triandra) with dark green leaves, which are crushed to produce a green extract used as a base for soups (like bamboo shoot soup) and as an herbal drink in Thai and Lao cuisine.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market (economic demand/sector)3market; marketplaceเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] bribe; buy off2[to] buy; purchaseใบย่านางbai yâa naangใบย่านางbai yâa naangYanang leafมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] cook; prepare food2[to] do; make3[to] do; carry out (work)4[to] act; behave5[to] cause; makeแกงหน่อไม้gaeng nòr máaiแกงหน่อไม้gaeng nòr máaibamboo shoot curry/soup
Mom went to the market to buy yanang leaves to make bamboo shoot soup.
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คุณยายkun yaaiบอกว่าbòk wâaดื่มน้ำdèum námใบย่านางbai yâa naangคั้นkánสดsòtแล้วláeoจะjàช่วยให้chûuai hâiร่างกายrâang gaaiสดชื่นsòt-chêun
Grandma says that drinking freshly squeezed yanang leaf juice helps to refresh the body.
การgaanจะjàทำtamน้ำแกงnáam gaengสีเขียวsĕe kĭiaoสำหรับsăm-ràpอาหารอีสานaa-hăan ee-săanนั้นnánจะต้องjà dtôngนำnamใบย่านางbai yâa naangมาmaaโขลกklòhkหรือrĕuปั่นbpànกับgàpน้ำnáamแล้วláeoกรองgrongเอาแต่ao dtàeน้ำnáam
To make the green broth for Isaan food, you must pound or blend yanang leaves with water and then strain to get the extract.
รสชาติrót-châatที่têeเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen èek-gà-lákของkŏngแกงอ่อมgaeng òmจะjàขาดkàatน้ำคั้นใบย่านางnám kán bai yâa naangสีเขียวเข้มsĕe kĭiao kâemไปbpaiไม่ได้mâi dâaiเลยloie
The unique flavor of 'gaeng om' (a type of Thai curry) is indispensable without the dark green extract from yanang leaves.
Word Breakdown
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ย่านางyâa naangย่านางyâa naanga tropical vine used for herbal juice and cooking (Tiliacora triandra)