อูมามิ(oo maa mí)
Meanings
1NounB2
umami; savory taste
the fifth basic taste—a rich, savory flavor found in broths, mushrooms, aged cheese, seaweed (kombu), soy sauce, and fish sauce
Examples
น้ำซุปกระดูกnáam súp grà-dòokน้ำซุปกระดูกnáam súp grà-dòokbone brothหมูmŏoหมูmŏo1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)5classifier: pig (head/animal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเคี่ยวkîiaoเคี่ยวkîiao1[to] simmer; reduce2[to] refine/purify by boiling or heating3stingy; tight-fisted4[to] toughen; harden (through strict discipline)5[to] nag; harp on; keep pressingนานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)รสอูมามิrót oo-maa-míรสอูมามิrót oo-maa-míumami taste; savory tasteจากธรรมชาติjàak tam-má-châatจากธรรมชาติjàak tam-má-châatnatural; from nature
Pork bone broth that has been simmered for a long time will have a natural umami taste.
2AdjectiveC1
savory; umami-rich
having or giving a pronounced savory umami flavor
Examples
ซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupมิโซะmí-sòมิโซะmí-sòmiso (fermented soybean paste)ถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat glom-glòmรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat glom-glòmmellow; well-rounded (flavor)อูมามิoo maa míอูมามิoo maa mí1umami; savory taste2savory; umami-richมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This bowl of miso soup has a well-rounded, very umami flavor.