หมากอึ
màak-ʉ̀Meaning
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pumpkin (Isan)
A pumpkin, a type of squash with a hard rind and usually yellow or orange flesh; a regional term used in northeastern Thailand (Isan).
Examples
หมากอึmàak-ʉ̀หมากอึmàak-ʉ̀pumpkin (Isan)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีเนื้อmii-nʉ́ʉaมีเนื้อmii-nʉ́ʉa1containing meat2fleshy; pulpyสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalist
This pumpkin has yellow flesh.
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Yesterday Mom bought a pumpkin to make curry.
Grandma will steam some pumpkin for us to eat tomorrow.
บ้านbâanฉันchǎnที่tîiอีสานii-sǎanเรียกrîiakฟักทองfák-tɔɔngว่าwâaหมากอึmàak-ʉ̀และlɛ́เราraoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเอามาao-maaแกงgɛɛngใส่sàiหมูmǔu
Back home in Isan, we call pumpkin “mak ue,” and we like to make pumpkin curry with pork.
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 classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
màak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
หมากmàakหมากmàak1fruit (Isan)2areca nut (betel nut)3chess piece; game piece4move; gambit (figurative)5classifier: moves in a board gamefruit (Isan)Part 1
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