เตยหอม
dtəəi-hɔ̌ɔmMeaning
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pandan; fragrant pandan
a tropical plant with fragrant leaves used widely in Southeast Asian cooking for flavor and aroma; pandan.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ใบเตยหอมbai-dtəəi-hɔ̌ɔmใบเตยหอมbai-dtəəi-hɔ̌ɔmpandan leafในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell good
Mom puts pandan leaves in water to make it fragrant.
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เวลาwee-laaหุงhǔngข้าวkâaoบางคนbaang-konชอบchɔ̂ɔpมัดmátใบเตยหอมbai-dtəəi-hɔ̌ɔmใส่sàiลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiหม้อmɔ̂ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความหอมkwaam-hɔ̌ɔm
When cooking rice, some people like to tie pandan leaves and put them in the pot to add aroma.
ขนมชั้นkà-nǒm-chánใบเตยหอมbai-dtəəi-hɔ̌ɔmเป็นbpenขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiที่tîiฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpที่สุดtîi-sùtเพราะprɔ́มันmanทั้งtángสวยsǔuaiและlɛ́อร่อยà-rɔ̀i
Pandan-flavored layer cake (Khanom Chan) is my favorite Thai dessert because it's both beautiful and delicious.
นอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakจะjàใช้cháiทำtamขนมkà-nǒmแล้วlɛ́ɛoคนไทยkon-taiยังyangนำnamเตยหอมdtəəi-hɔ̌ɔmมาmaaวางwaangในnaiรถยนต์rót-yonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenเครื่องหอมkrʉ̂ʉang-hɔ̌ɔmจากธรรมชาติjàak-tam-má-châatอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Besides being used for making desserts, Thais also place pandan in their cars to use as a natural air freshener.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtəəi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เตยdtəəiเตยdtəəi1Toey (given name)2pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius)3pandanus (screw pine, genus Pandanus)Toey (given name)Part 1
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หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionfragrant; pleasantly scentedPart 2
เตยหอมdtəəi-hɔ̌ɔmเตยหอมdtəəi-hɔ̌ɔmpandan; fragrant pandanpandan; fragrant pandanWord