อาลัว
aa-luuaMeaning
1NounB2
Thai flour-and-coconut sweet
a Thai sweet made from wheat flour, coconut milk, and sugar, usually shaped into small pieces that are dry or crisp outside and soft inside
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertอาลัวaa-luuaอาลัวaa-luuaThai flour-and-coconut sweetจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamfloating marketมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] deposit [money]2[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]3[to] send via [sb]; send alongคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritกล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
I bought a box of Alua from the floating market for you.
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ยายyaaiกำลังgam-langทำtamขนมkà-nǒmอาลัวaa-luuaอยู่ในyùu-naiครัวkruuaกลิ่นglìnกะทิgà-tíกับgàpน้ำตาลnám-dtaanหอมhɔ̌ɔmมากmâakเลยləəi
My grandmother is making Alua in the kitchen; the smell of coconut milk and sugar is very fragrant.
ขนมkà-nŏmอาลัวaa-luuaที่têeอร่อยà-ròiจะต้องjà dtôngมีmeeผิวpĭuด้านนอกdâan nòkที่têeกรอบgròpนิดๆnít nítและláeมีเนื้อmee néuuaด้านในdâan naiที่têeนุ่มละมุนnûm lá-munลิ้นlín
Delicious Alua must have a slightly crispy outer crust and a soft, smooth texture on the inside.
ปัจจุบันนี้bpàt-jù-ban-níiคนkonนิยมní-yomปั้นbpânขนมkà-nǒmอาลัวaa-luuaเป็นbpenรูปrûupดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูduuน่ารับประทานnâa-ráp-bprà-taanและlɛ́เหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpเป็นbpenของฝากkɔ̌ɔng-fàak
Nowadays, people mold Alua into beautiful flower shapes to make it look more appetizing and suitable for gifts.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |