หมากสง

màak sŏng

Meanings

1NounB2

fully mature areca nut; ripe betel nut

An areca nut, also called a betel nut, that has reached full maturity, as opposed to a young or unripe nut.

Examples

ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to 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)เฉพาะchà-pórเฉพาะchà-pór1exclusive (to); restricted (to)2specific; particular3exclusively; onlyหมากสงmàak sŏngหมากสงmàak sŏng1fully mature areca nut; ripe betel nut2areca palm; betel nut tree (Southern Thai)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedเต็มที่dtem têeเต็มที่dtem têe1to the fullest; fully2maximum; full (capacity/extent)3at most; at the maximumแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)หมากmàakหมากmàak1fruit (Isan)2areca nut (betel nut)3chess piece; game piece4move; gambit (figurative)อ่อนònอ่อนòn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardปล่อยไว้bplòi wáiปล่อยไว้bplòi wái[to] leave [sth] alone; [to] let beบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
Grandma picked only the fully ripe areca nuts and left the unripe ones on the tree.
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ยายyaaiบอกว่าbòk wâaลูกlôokนี้néeเป็นbpenหมากสงmàak sŏngแล้วláeoเพราะpráwสุกsùkจนjonเปลือกbplèuakเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian bpenสีส้มsĕe sôm
Grandma said this areca nut was fully ripe because its skin had turned orange.
เวลาway-laaจะjàเก็บgèpหมากสงmàak sŏngชาวสวนchaao sŭuanจะjàเลือกlêuuakทะลายtá-laaiที่têeผลpŏnแก่จัดgàe jàtแล้วláeoโดยdoiปล่อยbplòiทะลายtá-laaiที่têeยังyangอ่อนònไว้wáiบนbonต้นdtônให้hâiสุกsùkต่อdtò
When harvesting fully mature areca nuts, growers select bunches with fully ripe fruit and leave the unripe bunches on the trees to continue ripening.
แม้máeหมากmàakบนbonต้นdtônจะมีjà meeขนาดkà-nàatใกล้เคียงกันglâi kiiang ganแต่dtàeไม่ใช่mâi châiทุกtúkลูกlôokจะเป็นjà bpenหมากสงmàak sŏngเพราะpráwบางbaangลูกlôokยังyangไม่mâiสุกsùkเต็มที่dtem têe
Although the areca nuts on the tree are similar in size, not all of them are fully mature, since some have not completely ripened.
2NounB2

areca palm; betel nut tree (Southern Thai)

A tropical palm tree that produces areca nuts, also called betel nuts.

Examples

ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)หมากสงmàak sŏngหมากสงmàak sŏng1fully mature areca nut; ripe betel nut2areca palm; betel nut tree (Southern Thai)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)สูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]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)ผลpŏnผลpŏn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantage
The areca palm in the garden is very tall, so we have to use a long pole to help harvest its nuts.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanปลูกbplòokหมากสงmàak sŏngไว้wáiรอบrôpสวนsŭuanและláeนำnamผลpŏnไปbpaiขายkăaiที่têeตลาดdtà-làat
The villagers grow areca palms around their gardens and sell the nuts at the market.
แม้máeหมากสงmàak sŏngจะjàอยู่ในyòo naiวงศ์wongปาล์มbpaamเช่นเดียวกับchên dieow gàpมะพร้าวmá-práaoแต่dtàeลำต้นlam dtônของมันkŏng manเพรียวpriiaoกว่าgwàaและláeให้ผลhâi pŏnขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lékกว่าgwàa
Although the areca palm belongs to the palm family like the coconut palm, it has a more slender trunk and produces smaller fruit.
เนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakหมากสงmàak sŏngชอบchôpอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónชื้นchéunเจ้าของjâo kŏngสวนsŭuanจึงjeungเลือกlêuuakปลูกbplòokในnaiบริเวณbo-rí-waynที่têeมีmeeน้ำnáamเพียงพอpiiang porแต่dtàeไม่mâiท่วมขังtûuam kăng
Since areca palms thrive in hot, humid weather, the garden owner chose to plant them in an area with sufficient water but no waterlogging.

Related Words

2areca palm; betel nut tree (Southern Thai)