ลอนตาล
lɔɔn-dtaanMeaning
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young palmyra palm kernel
The soft, jelly-like edible kernel inside a seed of a young palmyra palm fruit.
Examples
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] split; cut open2[to] perform surgery; operate on3[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)ลูกตาลlûuk-dtaanลูกตาลlûuk-dtaanpalmyra palm fruit (general)อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แคะkɛ́แคะkɛ́[to] pick; scrape outลอนตาลlɔɔn-dtaanลอนตาลlɔɔn-dtaanyoung palmyra palm kernelใส่ถุงsài-tǔngใส่ถุงsài-tǔng[to] put in a bag; [to] take awayให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)
The vendor cut open a young palmyra palm fruit and scooped its jelly-like kernels into a bag for me.
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ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginลอนตาลlɔɔn-dtaanแช่เย็นchɛ̂ɛ-yenเพราะprɔ́เนื้อnʉ́ʉaนุ่มnûmเด้งdêngและlɛ́กินginแล้วlɛ́ɛoสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉn
I like eating chilled young palmyra palm kernels because they have a soft, springy texture and are refreshing.
ถ้าtâaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiลูกตาลlûuk-dtaanแก่gɛ̀ɛเกินไปgəən-bpaiลอนตาลlɔɔn-dtaanจะjàแข็งkɛ̌ngจนjonไม่mâiเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpนำมาnam-maaทำtamขนมkà-nǒm
If palmyra palm fruit is left to mature too much, its kernels become too hard to use in desserts.
เวลาwee-laaทำtamลูกตาลlûuk-dtaanลอยแก้วlɔɔi-gɛ̂ɛoฉันchǎnจะjàใส่sàiลอนตาลlɔɔn-dtaanลงไปlong-bpaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakน้ำเชื่อมnáam-chʉ̂ʉamเดือดdʉ̀ʉatแล้วlɛ́ɛoต้มdtômต่อdtɔ̀ɔเพียงpiiangครู่เดียวkrûu-diiaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaยังyangนุ่มnûm
When making palmyra palm fruit in syrup, I add the young kernels after the syrup boils and cook them only briefly so they stay tender.
Tones
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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
lɔɔn
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลอนlɔɔnลอนlɔɔn1ripple; wave; curl2[to] ripple; form waves/curls3corrugation; flute4classifier: corrugation/wave unitsripple; wave; curlPart 1
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ลอนตาลlɔɔn-dtaanลอนตาลlɔɔn-dtaanyoung palmyra palm kernelyoung palmyra palm kernelWord