อบเชย
òp-chəəiMeaning
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cinnamon (tree; bark spice)
cinnamon; the aromatic bark (commonly Cinnamomum verum or related species) used as a sweet, warm spice, or the tree it comes from
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)อบเชยòp-chəəiอบเชยòp-chəəicinnamon (tree; bark spice)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)ของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têet1spice; spices2classifier: ชนิด; ประเภทได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Dad planted a cinnamon tree behind the house and said its bark can be used to make a spice.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛรดน้ำrót-náamต้นdtônอบเชยòp-chəəiทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoเพราะprɔ́เพิ่งpə̂ngปลูกbplùukได้dâaiไม่กี่mâi-gìiวันwan
Mom waters the cinnamon tree every morning because it was planted only a few days ago.
คนสวนkon-sǔuanปลูกbplùukต้นdtônอบเชยòp-chəəiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำnamเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakมาmaaทำtamเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลduu-lɛɛให้hâiต้นdtônแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจึงjʉngจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmเก็บgèpเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakได้dâai
The gardener grows cinnamon trees to use their bark as a spice, but must ensure the trees are healthy before harvesting the bark.
เมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnรอยแผลroi plăeบนbonลำต้นlam dtônอบเชยòp choeiเด็กdèkๆ-จึงjeungถามtăamว่าwâaการเก็บgaan gèpเปลือกbplèuakไปbpaiทำtamเครื่องเทศkrêuuang têtจะjàทำให้tam hâiต้นdtônไม้ตายmáai dtaaiหรือไม่rĕu mâi
After seeing scars on the cinnamon tree's trunk, the children asked whether harvesting its bark to make a spice would kill the tree.
I put cinnamon in my hot tea.
Mom sprinkles cinnamon powder on toast for a sweet aroma.
เวลาwee-laaอบòpคุกกี้kúk-gîiเราraoใส่อบเชยsài-òp-chəəiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmกลิ่นglìn
When baking cookies, we add a little cinnamon to enhance the aroma.
ซุปsúpผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiร้อนrɔ́ɔnถ้าtâaตุ๋นdtǔnกับgàpอบเชยòp-chəəiแท่งtɛ̂ngจะได้jà-dâaiรสrótอุ่นùnและlɛ́กลิ่นglìnเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetชัดเจนchát-jeen
Hot fruit soup simmered with cinnamon sticks gains a warm taste and a pronounced spicy aroma.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
òp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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
อบòpอบòp1[to] bake; roast (dry heat, enclosed)2[to] heat; dry with heat3baked; oven-cooked4[to] scent; fumigate; treat with steam[to] bake; roast (dry heat, enclosed)Part 1
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เชยchəəiเชยchəəi1old-fashioned; out of date2corny; uncool3[to] touch gently; caressold-fashioned; out of datePart 2
อบเชยòp-chəəiอบเชยòp-chəəicinnamon (tree; bark spice)cinnamon (tree; bark spice)Word