หมักบ่ม
màk bòm
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] ferment; age; cure
to allow food or drink to change over time to develop flavor or preservation (e.g., wine, cheese, fish sauce, tea, tobacco)
Examples
ไวน์waiไวน์waiwineขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)หมักบ่มmàk bòmหมักบ่มmàk bòm1[to] ferment; age; cure2[to] marinate; macerate; steep3[to] ripen; mature4[fig.] build up over timeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ถังไม้โอ๊กtăng máai ôhkถังไม้โอ๊กtăng máai ôhkoak barrelเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเป็นเวลาbpen way-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a schedule5ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatได้กลิ่นdâai glìnได้กลิ่นdâai glìn1[to] smell [sth]; detect a smell2[to] sense/suspect [sth] (figurative)และláeและláeand (coordinating)รสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotลุ่มลึกlûm léukลุ่มลึกlûm léukprofound; deep (abstract); subtle
This bottle of wine was aged in oak barrels for 5 years to achieve a deep aroma and flavor.
2NounB2
[to] marinate; macerate; steep
to soak ingredients so flavors penetrate or extract over time
Examples
ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)นำไปnam bpaiนำไปnam bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofหมักบ่มmàk bòmหมักบ่มmàk bòm1[to] ferment; age; cure2[to] marinate; macerate; steep3[to] ripen; mature4[fig.] build up over timeเนื้อหมูnéuua mŏoเนื้อหมูnéuua mŏopork; pig meatกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ซอสsótซอสsótsauce; condimentอย่างน้อยyàang nóiอย่างน้อยyàang nói1at least (minimum amount/number)2at least (consolation/mitigating)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
Before grilling, you should marinate the pork in the sauce for at least two hours.
3NounB2
[to] ripen; mature
to bring fruit or materials to desired maturity through storage or controlled conditions (e.g., bananas, durian, tobacco leaves)
Examples
ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offทุเรียนtú-riianทุเรียนtú-riian1durian (fruit)2durian treeลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาแล้วmaa láewมาแล้วmaa láew[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitหมักบ่มmàk bòmหมักบ่มmàk bòm1[to] ferment; age; cure2[to] marinate; macerate; steep3[to] ripen; mature4[fig.] build up over timeไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2taste good
After buying this durian, you have to let it ripen for another two days for it to be delicious.
4NounC1
[fig.] build up over time
of feelings, ideas, or conflicts: to deepen or intensify through long accumulation
Examples
ความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáeng1conflict; disagreement; dispute; clash2contradiction; incompatibility; inconsistencyระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)หมักบ่มmàk bòmหมักบ่มmàk bòm1[to] ferment; age; cure2[to] marinate; macerate; steep3[to] ripen; mature4[fig.] build up over timeมานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hardที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')แก้ไขgâe kăiแก้ไขgâe kăi1[to] fix; correct; amend2[to] modify; adjust3[to] amend (a law/rule)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The conflict between them has been intensifying for many years, so now it's difficult to resolve.
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หมักบ่มmàk bòmหมักบ่มmàk bòm[to] ferment; age; cure