ลาบหมู
lâap-mǔuMeaning
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pork larb (Thai/Isan minced pork salad)
a Thai/Isan dish of minced pork mixed with herbs, lime juice, fish sauce, chili, and toasted rice powder, typically eaten with fresh vegetables or sticky rice; can be served cooked or raw.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[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); pocketลาบหมูlâap mŏoลาบหมูlâap mŏopork larb (Thai/Isan minced pork salad)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ข้าวเหนียวร้อนๆkâao nĭiao rón rónข้าวเหนียวร้อนๆkâao nĭiao rón rónhot sticky rice
I like to eat spicy minced pork salad with hot sticky rice.
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เคล็ดลับklét lápการทำgaan tamลาบหมูlâap mŏoให้hâiอร่อยà-ròiคือkeuต้องdtôngใส่sàiข้าวคั่วkâao kûuaและláeพริกป่นprík bpònที่têeคั่วkûuaเองayngใหม่ๆmài mài
The secret to making delicious spicy minced pork salad is to add freshly roasted rice powder and chili flakes.
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiร้านอาหารอีสานráan aa-hăan ee-săanกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเราraoมักจะmák jàสั่งsàngส้มตำsôm dtamลาบหมูlâap mŏoและláeน้ำตกnám dtòkเสมอsà-mĕr
When going to an Isan restaurant with friends, we always order papaya salad, spicy minced pork salad, and nam tok.
บางbaangร้านráanในnaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtยังyangมีmiiลาบหมูlâap-mǔuดิบdìpที่tîiปรุงbprungรสจัดจ้านrót-jàt-jâanเสิร์ฟsə̀əpคู่กับkûu-gàpผักสดpàk-sòtซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomในหมู่nai-mùuคนท้องถิ่นkon-tɔ́ɔng-tìn
Some restaurants in the provinces still serve a raw version of spicy minced pork salad with strong flavors, accompanied by fresh vegetables, which is popular among locals.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)pig; hogPart 2
ลาบหมูlâap-mǔuลาบหมูlâap-mǔupork larb (Thai/Isan minced pork salad)pork larb (Thai/Isan minced pork salad)Word