อุเมะ
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1NounB2
Japanese apricot; ume fruit
The sour fruit of Prunus mume, commonly pickled or used to make preserves and alcoholic drinks.
Examples
อุเมะù-méอุเมะù-mé1Japanese apricot; ume fruit2Japanese apricot tree; Japanese plum treeสดsòtสดsòt1fresh (not preserved)2live (broadcast/in real time)3bright; vivid (color)4in cash5raw; uncooked (food)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaosour taste; sournessมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ดองdɔɔngดองdɔɔng1[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)2pickled (food)3[to] shelve; leave pending; sit onมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater than
Fresh ume fruit is very sour, so I prefer eating it pickled.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛใส่sàiอุเมะù-méกับgàpน้ำตาลnám-dtaanลงในlong-naiขวดkùuatแล้วlɛ́ɛoทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiจนjonน้ำตาลnám-dtaanละลายlá-laaiเป็นbpenน้ำเชื่อมnáam-chʉ̂ʉam
Mom put ume fruit and sugar in a jar and let it sit until the sugar dissolved to form a syrup.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำnamอุเมะù-méไปbpaiแช่chɛ̂ɛเหล้าlâoควรkuuanคัดkátผลpǒnที่tîiช้ำchámออกɔ̀ɔkและlɛ́เช็ดchétผลpǒnที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการเน่าเสียgaan-nâo-sǐiaจากjàakความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉn
Before steeping ume fruit in liquor, remove any bruised fruit and dry the remaining fruit thoroughly so that moisture does not cause spoilage.
แม้mɛ́ɛอุเมะù-méดองdɔɔngจะมีjà-miiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoเค็มkemจัดjàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนำnamมากินmaa-ginกับข้าวสวยgàp-kâao-sǔuaiรสชาติrót-châatกลับglàpกลมกล่อมglom-glɔ̀ɔmขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́ช่วยchûuaiตัดเลี่ยนdtàt-lîianได้ดีdâai-dii
Although pickled ume fruit has an intensely sour and salty taste, eating it with plain rice balances the flavor and helps cut through rich, greasy food.
2NounC1
Japanese apricot tree; Japanese plum tree
The East Asian tree Prunus mume, cultivated for its fragrant pink or white blossoms and sour fruit.
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ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)อุเมะù-méอุเมะù-mé1Japanese apricot; ume fruit2Japanese apricot tree; Japanese plum treeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)ของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell good
The ume tree in the garden has started blooming, and its flowers are fragrant.
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แม้mɛ́ɛอากาศaa-gàatจะjàยังyangหนาวnǎaoต้นdtônอุเมะù-méก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmผลิดอกplì-dɔ̀ɔkสีชมพูsǐi-chom-puuให้เห็นhâi-hěnก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiอื่นʉ̀ʉnจะjàผลิใบplì-bai
Although the weather is still cold, the ume tree has begun producing pink blossoms before the other trees put out leaves.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangสวนsǔuanที่tîiยังyangเงียบเหงาngîiap-ngǎoในnaiปลายbplaaiฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoต้นdtônอุเมะù-méกลับglàpผลิดอกplì-dɔ̀ɔkขาวkǎaoพราวpraaoกิ่งgìngราวกับraao-gàpส่งสัญญาณsòng-sǎn-yaanว่าwâaฤดูใบไม้ผลิrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-plìอยู่yùuไม่ไกลmâi-glai
In a garden still quiet and forlorn in late winter, the ume tree bursts into white blossoms along its branches, as if signaling that spring is not far away.
เสน่ห์sà-nàeของkŏngต้นdtônอุเมะù-méมิได้mí dâiอยู่ที่yòo têeสีสันsĕe-sănของkŏngดอกdòkเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang yàang diiaoหากhàakยังอยู่yang yòoที่têeกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmอ่อนònๆ-ซึ่งsêungลอยมาloi maaกับgàpลมlomจนjonผู้pôoเดินผ่านdern pàanอดòtหยุดyùtชมchomไม่ได้mâi dâai
The charm of the ume tree lies not only in the colors of its blossoms but also in their delicate fragrance, which drifts on the breeze and makes passersby stop to admire it.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ù
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
อุùอุù1exclamation of pain/surprise/effort2prefix (Pali/Skt.): up; outexclamation of pain/surprise/effortPart 1
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เมะméเมะmé1anime; Japanese animation2top; dominant partner [in a relationship]anime; Japanese animationPart 2
อุเมะù-méอุเมะù-méJapanese apricot; ume fruitJapanese apricot; ume fruitWord