ส้มมวง
sôm-muuangMeaning
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chamuang tree (regional)
A regional Thai name for Garcinia cowa, a tropical tree whose sour leaves and fruit are edible. Its leaves are commonly used in cooking.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeส้มมวงsôm-muuangส้มมวงsôm-muuangchamuang tree (regional)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างหมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatแกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaosour taste; sourness
Grandma picked som muang leaves from the tree beside the house and added them to the pork curry to give it a sour flavor.
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ที่บ้านtîi-bâanฉันchǎnเรียกrîiakต้นdtônชะมวงchá-muuangว่าwâaส้มมวงsôm-muuangและlɛ́ใช้cháiใบอ่อนbai-ɔ̀ɔnทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan
Where I live, we call the Garcinia cowa tree som muang and use its young leaves in cooking.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำnamใบbaiส้มมวงsôm-muuangไปbpaiใส่sàiแกงgɛɛngแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàขยำkà-yǎmใบbaiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
Before adding som muang leaves to the curry, Mom lightly crushes them to help release their sour flavor.
แม้mɛ́ɛผลpǒnส้มมวงsôm-muuangจะjàกินได้gin-dâaiเช่นเดียวกับchên-diiao-gàpใบbaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนkonในบ้านnai-bâanฉันchǎnนิยมní-yomใช้cháiใบอ่อนbai-ɔ̀ɔnเพิ่มpə̂əmรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoให้hâiแกงgɛɛngมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Although som muang fruit is edible just like its leaves, my family prefers using the young leaves to add sourness to curries.
Tones
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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 | — | — |