สะตอเบา
sà-dtɔɔ-baoMeaning
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white leadtree; leucaena (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for Leucaena leucocephala, a tropical tree whose young shoots, pods, and seeds are eaten as vegetables.
Examples
คนใต้kon-dtâaiคนใต้kon-dtâaisoutherner (Thailand)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionกระถินgrà-tǐnกระถินgrà-tǐnleucaena; lead treeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสะตอเบาsà-dtɔɔ-baoสะตอเบาsà-dtɔɔ-baowhite leadtree; leucaena (Southern Thai)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toกินginกินgin1[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); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnyoung shoot; tender tip (plant)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dip
People in southern Thailand call leucaena sato bao and often eat its young shoots with chili dip.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛเก็บgèpฝักfàkสะตอเบาsà-dtɔɔ-baoจากjàakต้นdtônข้างบ้านkâang-bâanแล้วlɛ́ɛoแกะgɛ̀เมล็ดmá-létมากินmaa-ginกับgàpน้ำพริกnáam-prík
Mom picked sato bao pods from the tree beside our house, then shelled them to eat the seeds with chili dip.
แม้mɛ́ɛสะตอเบาsà-dtɔɔ-baoจะเป็นjà-bpenต้นไม้dtôn-máaiที่tîiขึ้นkʉ̂nได้dâaiง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛควรkuuanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเก็บgèpยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnจากjàakบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiการฉีดgaan-chìitยาฆ่าแมลงyaa-kâa-má-lɛɛng
Although sato bao grows easily, its young shoots should be picked from areas where pesticides have not been sprayed.
ชื่อchʉ̂ʉสะตอเบาsà-dtɔɔ-baoอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคนต่างถิ่นkon-dtàang-tìnนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngสะตอsà-dtɔɔทั้งtángที่จริงแล้วtîi-jing-lɛ́ɛoเป็นbpenกระถินgrà-tǐnซึ่งsʉ̂ngกินได้gin-dâaiทั้งtángยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnฝักfàkอ่อนɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́เมล็ดmá-lét
The name sato bao may make people from other regions think of stink beans, even though it actually refers to leucaena, whose young shoots, young pods, and seeds are all edible.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
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เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easelight (not heavy)Part 2
สะตอเบาsà-dtɔɔ-baoสะตอเบาsà-dtɔɔ-baowhite leadtree; leucaena (Southern Thai)white leadtree; leucaena (Southern Thai)Word