เจียว(jiao)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] sauté (aromatize in little oil)
to fry ingredients like garlic, shallots, or chili in a small amount of oil until fragrant and lightly crisp
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเจียวjiaoเจียวjiao1[to] sauté (aromatize in little oil)2[to] make a Thai-style omeletน้ำมันnáam manน้ำมันnáam man1oil; petroleum2cooking oil3lubricating oilกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหอมhŏmหอมhŏm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3shallot; scallion (Thai usage)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ลงไปlong bpaiลงไปlong bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)ผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fried dish (as a noun prefix)3[to] postpone; put off; delay
Mom fries garlic in a little oil until fragrant before adding vegetables to stir-fry.
2VerbB1
[to] make a Thai-style omelet
to beat eggs and fry them in hot oil into a fluffy or crispy Thai omelet (e.g., ไข่เจียวไข่เจียวkài jiaoThai-style omelet)
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเจียวjiaoเจียวjiao1[to] sauté (aromatize in little oil)2[to] make a Thai-style omeletไข่kàiไข่kài1[to] lay eggs; spawn2testicles (vulgar/slang)3egg4zero score (slang, sports/exams)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฟูfuuฟูfuu1fluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavened2swollen/overinflated3[to] puff up/[to] swell/[to] fluff upกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketกับข้าวสวยgàp kâao sŭuaiกับข้าวสวยgàp kâao sŭuaidishes served with steamed riceร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; become hot; heat (sth) up4urgent; intense5hot (season/weather)ๆ-
Mom beats and fries the eggs until fluffy, to eat with hot rice.