สมอไทย
sà-mɔ̌ɔ-taiMeaning
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chebulic myrobalan (tree or fruit)
The tropical tree Terminalia chebula, or its oval fruit, which is used in traditional medicine.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)สมอไทยsà-mɔ̌ɔ-taiสมอไทยsà-mɔ̌ɔ-taichebulic myrobalan (tree or fruit)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiherbal medicine; herbal remedy
Grandma grows a chebulic myrobalan tree in her garden and collects its fruit to make herbal medicine.
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ผลpǒnสมอไทยsà-mɔ̌ɔ-taiมีmiiรูปrûupรีriiและlɛ́คนkonแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiนำมาnam-maaตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai
Chebulic myrobalan fruits are oval, and people around here dry them for use as an herbal remedy.
แม้máeผลpŏnสมอไทยsà-mŏr taiจะjàมีรสฝาดmee rót fàatจนjonหลายคนlăai konไม่ชอบmâi chôpกินginแต่dtàeก็gâwเป็นbpenส่วนผสมsùuan pà-sŏmที่têeพบpópได้dâiในnaiตำรับdtam-ràpยาแผนไทยyaa păen taiหลายlăaiตำรับdtam-ràp
Although chebulic myrobalan fruit is so astringent that many people dislike eating it, it is an ingredient in many traditional Thai medicinal formulas.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำnamผลpǒnสมอไทยsà-mɔ̌ɔ-taiมาใช้maa-cháiทำยาtam-yaaผู้ผลิตpûu-pà-lìtต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบคุณภาพdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp-kun-ná-pâapและlɛ́แหล่งที่มาlɛ̀ng-tîi-maaเพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpไม่มีmâi-miiสิ่งปนเปื้อนsìng-bpon-bpʉ̂ʉan
Before using chebulic myrobalan fruit to make medicine, producers must check its quality and origin to ensure that the raw material is free from contaminants.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมอไทย said สะ-หมอ-ไทย?
sà-mɔ̌ɔ-tai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
สมอsà-mɔ̌ɔสมอsà-mɔ̌ɔ1anchor (for a boat)2chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)anchor (for a boat)Part 1
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สมอไทยsà-mɔ̌ɔ-taiสมอไทยsà-mɔ̌ɔ-taichebulic myrobalan (tree or fruit)chebulic myrobalan (tree or fruit)Word