สีดา
sǐi-daaMeanings
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)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offสีดาsǐi-daaสีดาsǐi-daa1Young jackfruit; unripe jackfruit2Sida; Thai form of Sita (Ramakien)3noni; Morinda citrifolia (dial.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำแกงtam-gɛɛngทำแกงtam-gɛɛng[to] make curry
Grandma is going to the market to buy young jackfruit to make curry.
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ตำสีดาdtam sĕe daaเป็นbpenอาหารพื้นบ้านaa-hăan pêun bâanของkŏngทางtaangภาคเหนือpâak nĕuuaรสชาติrót-châatจะjàคล้ายๆkláai kláaiส้มตำsôm dtam
Tam Sida is a local dish from the northern region; its taste is similar to papaya salad.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiแกงgɛɛngสีดาsǐi-daaอร่อยà-rɔ̀iต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakขนุนkà-nǔnที่tîiไม่mâiแก่gɛ̀ɛหรือrʉ̌ʉอ่อนɔ̀ɔnจนเกินไปjon-gəən-bpai
If you want delicious young jackfruit curry, you must choose a jackfruit that is not too old or too young.
ขั้นตอนkân dtonการเตรียมgaan dtriiamสีดาsĕe daaค่อนข้างkôn kâangยุ่งยากyûng yâakเพราะpráwต้องdtôngคอยระวังkoi rá-wangยางyaangเหนียวๆnĭiao-nĭiaoที่têeเปลือกbplèuakของมันkŏng man
The preparation process for young jackfruit is quite complicated because you have to be careful of the sticky sap on its rind.
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
เพื่อนใหม่pʉ̂ʉan-màiเพื่อนใหม่pʉ̂ʉan-màinew friendของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownสีดาsǐi-daaสีดาsǐi-daa1Young jackfruit; unripe jackfruit2Sida; Thai form of Sita (Ramakien)3noni; Morinda citrifolia (dial.)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; 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.
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คุณkunสีดาsǐi-daaที่tîiเป็นbpenหัวหน้าแผนกhǔua-nâa-pà-nɛ̀ɛkคนใหม่kon-màiใจดีjai-diiและlɛ́ทำงานtam-ngaanเก่งมากgèng-mâak
Ms. Sida, the new department head, is very kind and works very efficiently.
ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnนางสีดาnaang-sǐi-daaในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรามเกียรติ์raam-má-giianเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngความซื่อสัตย์kwaam-sʉ̂ʉ-sàtและlɛ́ความจงรักภักดีkwaam-jong-rák-pák-dii
The character of Sida (Sita) in the Ramakien is a symbol of honesty and loyalty.
หลายคนlǎai-konตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoว่าwâaสีดาsǐi-daaเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenชื่อchʉ̂ʉไทยtaiที่tîiมีmiiความไพเราะkwaam-pai-rɔ́และlɛ́ผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngชาติchâat
Many people name their daughters Sida because it is a beautiful Thai name that is connected to the nation's important literature.
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-gɛ̀ɛคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛthe elderly; eldersบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3space; arena (figurative)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandต้นยอdtôn-yɔɔต้นยอdtôn-yɔɔnoni tree (Morinda citrifolia)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้นสีดาdtôn-sǐi-daaต้นสีดาdtôn-sǐi-daaguava tree (regional/Isan/Lao)
The elderly in some areas call the noni tree the 'sida' tree.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanนิยมní-yomนำnamลูกสีดาlûuk-sǐi-daaมาmaaตำdtamทำเป็นtam-bpenยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-prai
In the old days, villagers liked to pound 'sida' fruit (noni) to make herbal medicine.
น้ำหมักnáam-màkจากjàakลูกสีดาlûuk-sǐi-daaมีกลิ่นmii-glìnแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางคนbaang-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaมีประโยชน์mii-bprà-yòotต่อdtɔ̀ɔสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
Fermented juice from 'sida' fruit (noni) has a very strong smell, but some people believe it has health benefits.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaในnaiภาษากลางpaa-sǎa-glaangจะjàเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaลูกยอlûuk-yɔɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiบางbaangถิ่นtìnของkɔ̌ɔngภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎanยังคงyang-kongเรียกrîiakผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiชนิดchá-nítนี้níiว่าwâaลูกสีดาlûuk-sǐi-daaอยู่yùu
Although it is called 'look yaw' in Central Thai, in some areas of the Northeast, this fruit is still called 'look sida'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǐi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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สีดาsǐi-daaสีดาsǐi-daaYoung jackfruit; unripe jackfruitYoung jackfruit; unripe jackfruitWord