สังขยา(săng-kà-yăa)

Meanings

1NounB1

Thai custard (sangkhaya)

a custard made from eggs, coconut milk, and sugar, used as a dessert or spread (often flavored with pandan)

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveสังขยาsăng-kà-yăaสังขยาsăng-kà-yăa1Thai custard (sangkhaya)2kaya (coconut-egg custard jam)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ไข่kàiไข่kài1[to] lay eggs; spawn2testicles (vulgar/slang)3egg4zero score (slang, sports/exams)กะทิgà-tíกะทิgà-tícoconut milk/creamและláeและláeand (coordinating)น้ำตาลnáam dtaanน้ำตาลnáam dtaan1sugar2brown (color)3sweetness (taste)หอมhŏmหอมhŏm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3shallot; scallion (Thai usage)ใบเตยbai dteuyใบเตยbai dteuy1pandan (plant)2pandan leaf (ingredient)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Mom made custard from eggs, coconut milk, and sugar; it smells strongly of pandan.
2NounB2

kaya (coconut-egg custard jam)

a coconut-egg custard jam related to Thai sangkhaya and neighboring cuisines, used as a bread spread

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทาtaaทาtaa1[to] coat; paint (surface)2[to] apply; spread (a substance)สังขยาsăng-kà-yăaสังขยาsăng-kà-yăa1Thai custard (sangkhaya)2kaya (coconut-egg custard jam)ลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)ขนมปังปิ้งkà-nŏm bphang bpîngขนมปังปิ้งkà-nŏm bphang bpîngtoast; toasted breadตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (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 expressionsแยมคัสตาร์ดมะพร้าวไข่yaem kát-dtàat má-práao kàiแยมคัสตาร์ดมะพร้าวไข่yaem kát-dtàat má-práao kàiegg coconut custard jam; kayaที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหอมhŏmหอมhŏm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3shallot; scallion (Thai usage)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4sweet (personality/behavior)เกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessively
I like spreading sangkhaya on toast in the morning because it’s a fragrant coconut-egg custard jam that isn’t too sweet.

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