ส้มตำซั่ว(sôm dtam sûua)

Meanings

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papaya salad with rice noodles

A type of spicy Thai green papaya salad mixed with fermented rice noodles (khanom chin).

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketส้มตำซั่วsôm dtam sûuaส้มตำซั่วsôm dtam sûuapapaya salad with rice noodlesเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because 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)เผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/bitingและláeและláeand (coordinating)อร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2taste good
I like eating som tum sua because it is spicy and delicious.

Word Breakdown

ส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangishPart 1
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ตำซั่วdtam sûaตำซั่วdtam sûa1som tam sua (papaya salad with noodles, pla ra)2[to] pound-mix papaya salad with noodles (colloq.)Part 2
ส้มตำซั่วsôm dtam sûuaส้มตำซั่วsôm dtam sûuapapaya salad with rice noodles