ลาบ
lâapMeaning
1NounA2
larb; seasoned minced meat salad
A dish of chopped or minced meat or fish mixed with seasonings and herbs, with regional variations, especially in Isan and northern Thailand; vegetarian versions also exist.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[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); pocketลาบหมูlâap mŏoลาบหมูlâap mŏopork larb (Thai/Isan minced pork salad)เผ็ดๆpèt pètเผ็ดๆpèt pèt1spicy; nice and spicy2spicy; with some heat3fierce/sexy (style; slang)
Today I want to eat spicy pork larb.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoทำลาบtam-lâapไก่gàiใส่sàiน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoและlɛ́ข้าวคั่วkâao-kûua
Yesterday we made chicken larb with fish sauce, lime juice, and toasted rice powder.
Tomorrow Mom will make mushroom larb for her vegetarian friend.
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiอีสานee-săanผมpŏmมักmákสั่งsàngลาบlâapเนื้อที่néuua têeคลุกklúkสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiหอมๆhŏm hŏmรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoเค็มkemเผ็ดpètกลมกล่อมglom glòm
When I go to Isan, I usually order beef larb mixed with fragrant herbs, with a balanced spicy, sour, and salty taste.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |