ลูกหยี
lûuk-yǐiMeaning
1NounC1
velvet tamarind (fruit)
the fruit of the velvet tamarind tree, which is small, dark, and has a sweet and sour taste.
Examples
สมัยเด็กๆsà-măi dèk dèkสมัยเด็กๆsà-măi dèk dèkin/during childhoodฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ปีนbpeenปีนbpeen[to] climb; scaleต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ลูกหยีlôok yĕeลูกหยีlôok yĕevelvet tamarind (fruit)สดๆsòt sòtสดๆsòt sòt1very fresh2live (broadcast)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerกินเล่นgin lênกินเล่นgin lên[to] snack; [to] eat for funเปลือกbplèuakเปลือกbplèuak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กำมะหยี่gam-má-yèeกำมะหยี่gam-má-yèe1velvet (fabric)2velvety; soft and smooth like velvetสีดำsĕe damสีดำsĕe dam1black (color)2black
When I was young, I liked to climb trees to pick fresh velvet tamarinds to eat; their shells are like black velvet.
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ลูกหยีlûuk-yǐiเป็นผลbpen-pǒnไม้máaiป่าbpàaของkɔ̌ɔngภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiมีmiiรสชาติrót-châatเปรี้ยวอมหวานbprîiao-om-wǎanเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákและlɛ́มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuua
The velvet tamarind is a wild fruit from the South with a unique sweet and sour taste and a distinctive aroma.
รสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoจัดจ้านjàt-jâanของkɔ̌ɔngลูกหยีlûuk-yǐiสดsòtนั้นnánถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiในnaiตำรับอาหารdtam-ráp-aa-hǎanใต้dtâaiโบราณboo-raanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangมิติmí-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngรสชาติrót-châatที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́ตัดdtàtเลี่ยนlîian
The sharp sourness of fresh velvet tamarind is used in traditional Southern recipes to create a complex flavor dimension and cut through richness.
เสน่ห์sà-hèenของkɔ̌ɔngลูกหยีlûuk-yǐiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอยู่yùuแค่kɛ̂ɛรสชาติrót-châatแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngผิวสัมผัสpǐu-sǎm-pàtที่tîiแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakที่tîiเปราะบางbprɔ̀-baangเนื้อnʉ́ʉaกำมะหยี่gam-má-yìiไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngเนื้อในnʉ́ʉa-naiที่tîiหนึบหนับnʉ̀p-nàp
The charm of the velvet tamarind lies not just in its taste, but also in its contrasting textures, from the brittle shell and velvety skin to the chewy pulp inside.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lûuk
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
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 1
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หยีyǐiหยีyǐi1[to] squint; narrow the eyes2velvet tamarind tree3velvet tamarind (fruit)[to] squint; narrow the eyesPart 2
ลูกหยีlûuk-yǐiลูกหยีlûuk-yǐivelvet tamarind (fruit)velvet tamarind (fruit)Word