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kengMeanings
1NounB1
velvet tamarind fruit (Isan)
An Isan name for the small fruit of the velvet tamarind tree, with a dark, velvety shell and sweet-and-sour pulp around a seed.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเค็งkengเค็งkeng1velvet tamarind fruit (Isan)2velvet tamarind tree (Isan)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerถุงหนึ่งtŭng nèungถุงหนึ่งtŭng nèungone bag; one bagfulรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaosour taste; sournessๆ-หวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharineๆ-
Yesterday I bought a bag of velvet tamarind fruit. It tasted sweet and sour.
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ยายสอนyaai sŏnให้hâiบีบbèepเปลือกbplèuakเค็งkengเบาbaoๆ-แล้วláeoกินginเฉพาะchà-pórเนื้อnéuuaโดยdoiคายkaaiเมล็ดmá-létทิ้งtíng
Grandma taught me to squeeze the shell of the velvet tamarind gently, eat only the pulp, and spit out the seed.
ตอนเด็กdton dèkๆ-เราraoชอบchôpเก็บgèpเค็งkengที่têeร่วงrûuangอยู่ใต้yòo dtâiต้นdtônมากินmaa ginเพราะpráwเนื้อnéuuaข้างในkâang naiมีmeeรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót wăan om bprîiao
As children, we liked gathering fallen velvet tamarind fruit from under the tree to eat because the pulp was sweet with a tangy taste.
แม้mɛ́ɛเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเค็งkengจะjàดูduuแข็งkɛ̌ngและlɛ́มีmiiสีsǐiดำคล้ำdam-klámแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบีบให้bìip-hâiแตกdtɛ̀ɛkก็gɔ̂จะjàพบpópเนื้อnʉ́ʉaรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaoหุ้มhûmเมล็ดmá-létอยู่yùuข้างในkâang-nai
Although the shell of velvet tamarind fruit looks hard and dark, squeezing it open reveals sweet-and-sour pulp surrounding a seed.
2NounB2
velvet tamarind tree (Isan)
An Isan name for the velvet tamarind tree, which bears small fruits with dark, velvety shells and sweet-and-sour edible pulp.
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ปู่bpùuปู่bpùu1paternal grandfather2grandfather (respect term)3ancestor spirit (folk belief)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[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)เค็งkengเค็งkeng1velvet tamarind fruit (Isan)2velvet tamarind tree (Isan)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)สูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàa1taller; higher (height/elevation)2higher; greater than (level/amount)หลังคาlǎng-kaaหลังคาlǎng-kaaroofแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Grandpa planted a velvet tamarind tree behind the house, and now it is taller than the roof.
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We went to rest under the velvet tamarind tree because it was shady there.
ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiคนงานkon-ngaanเว้นwénต้นdtônเค็งkengไว้wáiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปรับพื้นที่bpràp-pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพราะprɔ́ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiนี้níiให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoแก่gɛ̀ɛชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมาmaaหลายสิบlǎai-sìpปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The village head asked the workers to leave the velvet tamarind tree standing when clearing the site, because it had provided shade for the villagers for decades.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปลูกbplùukต้นdtônเค็งkengใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanควรkuuanเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiให้hâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔเพราะprɔ́เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโตเต็มที่dtoo-dtem-tîiแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะเป็นjà-bpenไม้ยืนต้นmáai-yʉʉn-dtônขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài
Before planting a velvet tamarind tree near a house, you should allow enough space because it grows into a large tree when fully mature.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
keng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |