ละกอ
lá-gɔɔMeaning
1NounA2
papaya (variant)
papaya; a tropical fruit with sweet orange flesh and many black seeds; also the papaya plant (nonstandard/colloquial variant of ‘มะละกอมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔ1papaya (fruit)2papaya tree’)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketละกอlá-gɔɔละกอlá-gɔɔpapaya (variant)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedหวานอร่อยwǎan-à-rɔ̀iหวานอร่อยwǎan-à-rɔ̀isweet and delicious
I like to eat ripe papaya; it's sweet and tasty.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanแม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉละกอlá-gɔɔมาจากmaa-jàakตลาดdtà-làatผลpǒnใหญ่yàiและlɛ́สีส้มsǐi-sômมากmâak
Yesterday mom bought papaya from the market; it was big and very orange.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàปลูกbplùukต้นdtônละกอlá-gɔɔไว้wáiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanไว้กินwái-ginส้มตำsôm-dtam
Dad said he will plant a papaya tree behind the house for making som tam.
ละกอlá-gɔɔสุกsùkหวานwǎanแต่งdtɛ̀ngสลัดsà-làtผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiได้ดีdâai-diiส่วนsùuanเมล็ดmá-létสีดำsǐi-damต้องdtɔ̂ngตักdtàkออกɔ̀ɔkก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-gin
Ripe papaya is sweet and works well in fruit salads, while the black seeds should be removed before eating.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
lá
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
ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 1
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ละกอlá-gɔɔละกอlá-gɔɔpapaya (variant)papaya (variant)Word