ส้มหมู
sôm-mǔuMeaning
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sour fermented pork; naem (Isan)
An Isan term for sour fermented pork, generally prepared with salt, garlic, and rice; also known as แหนมแหนมnɛ̌ɛmThai fermented sour pork sausage (naem).
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทอดtôtทอดtôt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)ส้มหมูsôm mŏoส้มหมูsôm mŏosour fermented pork; naem (Isan)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)หมูmŏoหมูmŏo1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaosour taste; sournessนิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)ๆ-
Mom fried some Isan-style fermented pork for me yesterday. The pork tasted slightly sour.
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ที่บ้านtîi-bâanยายyaaiในnaiอีสานii-sǎanเราraoเรียกrîiakแหนมnɛ̌ɛmว่าwâaส้มหมูsôm-mǔuและlɛ́มักmákเอามาao-maaทอดtɔ̂ɔtกินginกับข้าวเหนียวgàp-kâao-nǐiao
At Grandma's home in Isan, we call fermented pork som mu and often fry it to eat with sticky rice.
แม่mɛ̂ɛคลุกklúkหมูmǔuเกลือglʉʉaกระเทียมgrà-tiiamและlɛ́ข้าวสุกkâao-sùkเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-ganแล้วlɛ́ɛoหมักmàkไว้wáiจนjonเปรี้ยวbprîiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamส้มหมูsôm-mǔu
Mom mixes pork, salt, garlic, and cooked rice together, then lets the mixture ferment until sour to make som mu.
แม้mɛ́ɛชื่อchʉ̂ʉส้มหมูsôm-mǔuอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคนkonต่างถิ่นdtàang-tìnนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngผลส้มpǒn-sômแต่dtɛ̀ɛคำว่าkam-wâaส้มsômในnaiภาษาอีสานpaa-sǎa-ii-sǎanหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngเปรี้ยวbprîiaoจึงjʉngใช้cháiเรียกrîiakหมูmǔuที่tîiหมักmàkจนjonมีmiiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiao
Although the name som mu may make people from other regions think of oranges, som means 'sour' in the Isan language, so the name refers to pork fermented until it tastes sour.
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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ส้มหมูsôm-mǔuส้มหมูsôm-mǔusour fermented pork; naem (Isan)sour fermented pork; naem (Isan)Word