ลูกหยี(lôok yĕe)
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velvet tamarind candy
a type of candy made from the velvet tamarind fruit, often coated in sugar and chili.
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ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitภาคใต้pâak dtâiภาคใต้pâak dtâiSouthern Thailand; the south (of a country/area)ทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offลูกหยีlôok yĕeลูกหยีlôok yĕe1velvet tamarind (fruit)2velvet tamarind candyสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)รสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsของฝากkŏng fàakของฝากkŏng fàaksouvenir; small gift brought back for someoneทุกทีtúk teeทุกทีtúk tee1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably
Whenever I travel to the South, I always have to buy three-flavored velvet tamarind candy as a souvenir.
2NounC1
velvet tamarind (fruit)
the fruit of the velvet tamarind tree, which is small, dark, and has a sweet and sour taste.
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สมัยเด็กๆsà-măi dèk dèkสมัยเด็กๆsà-măi dèk dèkin/during childhoodฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ปีนbpeenปีนbpeen1[to] climb; scale2[to] clamber; scrambleต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to conceal8[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ลูกหยีlôok yĕeลูกหยีlôok yĕe1velvet tamarind (fruit)2velvet tamarind candyสดๆsòt sòtสดๆsòt sòt1very fresh2live (broadcast)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerกินเล่นgin lênกินเล่นgin lên[to] snack; [to] eat for funเปลือกbplèuakเปลือกbplèuak1shell; rind; peel; skin (outer covering)2husk; peelings (removed outer layer)3[to] peel; shell; husk4surface; superficial appearance (figurative)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsกำมะหยี่gam-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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ลูกหยีlôok yĕeลูกหยีlôok yĕevelvet tamarind candy