อ่องออ
ɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔMeaning
1NounC1
pig's brain
the brain of a pig, especially when used as an ingredient in Northern Thai food
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offอ่องออɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔอ่องออɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔpig's brainมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeอาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaอาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai foodให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usกินginกินgin1[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)
Today Mom went to the market and bought pig's brain to cook Northern food for us.
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แอ๊บɛ́ɛpอ่องออɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔเป็นbpenเมนูmee-nuuอาหารพื้นเมืองaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaที่tîiนำnamอ่องออɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔมาmaaคลุกเคล้าklúk-kláoกับgàpเครื่องแกงkrʉ̂ʉang-gɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoย่างyâangในnaiใบตองbai-dtɔɔng
Aeb Aong-or is a local Northern dish that mixes pig's brain with curry paste and grills it in banana leaves.
สำหรับsăm-ràpคนkonที่têeไม่mâiคุ้นเคยkún koieอาจจะàat jàรู้สึกrúu-sèukแปลกๆbplàek bplàekที่têeต้องdtôngทานtaanอ่องออòng-oแต่dtàeสำหรับsăm-ràpชาวล้านนาchaao láan naaมันmanคือkeuวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpชั้นเลิศchán lêrt
For those who are unfamiliar, it might feel strange to eat pig's brain, but for Lanna people, it is an exquisite ingredient.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápในnaiการทำgaan-tamแอ๊บɛ́ɛpอ่องออɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔให้hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iคือkʉʉต้องdtɔ̂ngล้างláangเลือดออกlʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakอ่องออɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔให้hâiสะอาดsà-àatเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมีmiiกลิ่นคาวglìn-kaao
The secret to making delicious Aeb Aong-or is to wash the blood out of the pig's brain thoroughly to prevent a fishy smell.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ɔ̀ɔng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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
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อ่องออɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔอ่องออɔ̀ɔng-ɔɔpig's brainpig's brainWord