ส้มโอ
sôm-ooMeanings
1NounA2
pomelo (large citrus fruit)
A pomelo; a large, sweet citrus fruit with a thick rind, native to Southeast Asia.
Examples
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Yesterday, mom bought a pomelo from the market.
This pomelo is very sweet and delicious.
ยำyamส้มโอsôm-ooเป็นbpenอาหารไทยaa-hǎan-taiที่tîiใช้cháiส้มโอsôm-ooเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบหลักsùuan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-làk
Pomelo salad (Yum Som-O) is a Thai dish that uses pomelo as the main ingredient.
2NounB1
pomelo tree
The tree that bears the pomelo fruit, *Citrus maxima*.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นส้มโอdtôn-sôm-ooต้นส้มโอdtôn-sôm-oopomelo treeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
My house has one pomelo tree.
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ต้นส้มโอdtôn-sôm-ooที่tîiปลูกbplùukไว้wáiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanปีนี้bpii-níiออกลูกɔ̀ɔk-lûukเยอะมากyə́-mâak
The pomelo tree planted behind the house bore a lot of fruit this year.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลduu-lɛɛต้นส้มโอdtôn-sôm-ooอย่างดีyàang-diiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtที่tîiมีคุณภาพmii-kun-ná-pâap
Orchardists must take good care of the pomelo trees to get high-quality produce.
การตัดแต่งกิ่งgaan-dtàt-dtɛ̀ng-gìngต้นส้มโอdtôn-sôm-ooอย่างถูกวิธีyàang-tùuk-wí-tiiเป็นbpenปัจจัยสำคัญbpàt-jai-sǎm-kanที่tîiส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔขนาดkà-nàatและlɛ́รสชาติrót-châatของkɔ̌ɔngผลpǒn
Correctly pruning the pomelo tree is a key factor that affects the size and taste of the fruit.
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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โอooโอoo1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3water bowl (Northern Thai)oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)Part 2
ส้มโอsôm-ooส้มโอsôm-oopomelo (large citrus fruit)pomelo (large citrus fruit)Word