ห่าม(hàam)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
half-ripe; not fully ripe (fruit)
of fruit, not fully ripe but edible; by extension, of things not yet fully matured, such as liquor or fermentation.
Examples
มะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)ห่ามhàamห่ามhàamhalf-ripe; not fully ripe (fruit)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1quality; character; feel2taste; flavor (of food/drink)เปรี้ยวๆbprîiao-bprîiaoเปรี้ยวๆbprîiao-bprîiao1edgy; bold; sassy (informal)2slightly sour; tangyหวานๆwăan wăanหวานๆwăan wăan1sweet; on the sweet side2sweetly; in a sweet/flirtatious way3sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style
This mango is still semi-ripe. It tastes a bit sour and sweet.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpกินginมะละกอmá-lá-goห่ามhàamๆ-เอามาao maaทำtamส้มตำsôm dtamจะjàกรอบอร่อยgròp à-ròiกว่าgwàaมะละกอดิบmá-lá-gor dìp
I like to eat semi-ripe papaya; using it to make som tam is crispier and more delicious than using raw papaya.
บทกวีbòt gà-weeของเขาkŏng kăoสะท้อนsà-tónความคิดkwaam kítที่têeยังyangห่ามhàamและláeขาดkàatความลึกซึ้งkwaam léuk séungของkŏngประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanชีวิตchee-wítแต่dtàeก็gâwเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiพลังpá-langของkŏngวัยwaiหนุ่มสาวnùm săao
His poetry reflects ideas that are still immature and lack the depth of life experience, yet it is full of youthful energy.