หมิ้น
mînMeaning
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turmeric (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai term for turmeric, a plant whose yellow-orange underground stem (rhizome) is used as a spice and coloring agent; also, the rhizome or spice obtained from it.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหมิ้นmînหมิ้นmînturmeric (Southern Thai)มาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morning
Mom bought turmeric at the market this morning.
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After peeling just a few pieces of turmeric, my fingers were stained yellow, and it was hard to wash off.
หมิ้นmînที่tîiปลูกbplùukไว้wáiเริ่มrə̂əmแตกหน่อdtɛ̀ɛk-nɔ̀ɔแล้วlɛ́ɛoแม่mɛ̂ɛเลยləəiย้ายyáaiบางส่วนbaang-sùuanไปbpaiปลูกbplùukในnaiกระถางgrà-tǎang
The turmeric we planted has started sprouting, so Mom moved some of it into pots.
เวลาwee-laaทอดtɔ̂ɔtปลาbplaaที่tîiหมักmàkหมิ้นmînต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangอย่าyàaใช้cháiไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangหมักmàkจะjàไหม้mâiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiเนื้อปลาnʉ́ʉa-bplaaจะjàสุกsùk
When frying fish marinated with turmeric, be careful not to use excessively high heat, because the marinade will burn before the fish cooks through.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
mîn
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 | — | — |