สีดา(sĕe daa)

Meanings

1NounB1

Young jackfruit; unripe jackfruit

Colloquial Thai name for unripe/young jackfruit used as a vegetable in some dishes; also used for certain jackfruit varieties.

Examples

ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offสีดาsĕe daaสีดาsĕe daa1Sida; Thai form of Sita (Ramakien)2Young jackfruit; unripe jackfruit3noni; Morinda citrifolia (dial.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำแกงtam gaengทำแกงtam gaeng[to] make curry
Grandma is going to the market to buy young jackfruit to make curry.
2Proper nounB2

Sida; Thai form of Sita (Ramakien)

A female given name in Thai; the Thai form of Sita, the heroine in the Ramakien (Thai Ramayana).

Examples

เพื่อนใหม่pêuuan màiเพื่อนใหม่pêuuan màinew friendของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledสีดาsĕe daaสีดาsĕe daa1Sida; Thai form of Sita (Ramakien)2Young jackfruit; unripe jackfruit3noni; Morinda citrifolia (dial.)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toจังหวัดอยุธยาjang-wàt à-yút-tá-yaaจังหวัดอยุธยาjang-wàt à-yút-tá-yaaAyutthaya Province (central Thailand)
My new friend's name is Sida. She is from Ayutthaya province.
3NounB2

noni; Morinda citrifolia (dial.)

Dialectal/common Thai name in some regions for the noni tree (Morinda citrifolia) or its fruit.

Examples

คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàethe elderly; eldersบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightพื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3local; on-site; field (modifier)4field; scope (figurative)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameต้นยอdtôn yorต้นยอdtôn yor1noni tree (Morinda citrifolia)2noni plant (general)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้นสีดาdtôn sĕe-daaต้นสีดาdtôn sĕe-daaguava tree (regional/Isan/Lao)
The elderly in some areas call the noni tree the 'sida' tree.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4colorPart 1
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ดาdaaดาdaaDa (given name; nickname)Part 2
สีดาsĕe daaสีดาsĕe daaYoung jackfruit; unripe jackfruit