ส้มนาว
sôm-naaoMeaning
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lime (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for lime: a small citrus fruit with sour juice and green skin that turns yellow when ripe, or the tree that bears it.
Examples
ส้มนาวsôm-naaoส้มนาวsôm-naaolime (Southern Thai)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เปรี้ยวbprîiaoเปรี้ยวbprîiao1sour; tart (taste)2sour-smelling3stylish/edgy (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This lime is very sour.
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Mom just squeezed a lime into the salad dressing.
Tomorrow I'll go to the market to buy limes.
ต้นdtônส้มนาวsôm-naaoหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanออกลูกɔ̀ɔk-lûukเยอะyə́เราraoเลยləəiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngซื้อsʉ́ʉที่tîiตลาดdtà-làat
The lime tree behind our house produces lots of fruit, so we don't have to buy limes at the market.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sôm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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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นาวnaaoนาวnaao1lime (fruit) (regional/colloquial)2vessel; ship (poetic/literary)lime (fruit) (regional/colloquial)Part 2
ส้มนาวsôm-naaoส้มนาวsôm-naaolime (Southern Thai)lime (Southern Thai)Word