เผือก
pʉ̀ʉakMeanings
1NounA2
taro (plant and corm)
A tropical plant (Colocasia esculenta) and its starchy edible corm; commonly eaten and used as a flavor in snacks and desserts.
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)เผือกpʉ̀ʉakเผือกpʉ̀ʉak1taro (plant and corm)2[to] meddle; be nosy (slang)3albino; whiteกินกับgin-gàpกินกับgin-gàp[to] eat with [sth]น้ำตาลnám-dtaanน้ำตาลnám-dtaan1sugar2brown (color)
Today Mom boiled taro and ate it with sugar.
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Yesterday I bought fresh taro from the market to make dessert.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàหั่นhànเผือกทอดpʉ̀ʉak-tɔ̂ɔtเป็นbpenของว่างkɔ̌ɔng-wâangสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiang
Tomorrow we will slice and fry taro as a snack for the party.
เผือกpʉ̀ʉakเป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtเขตร้อนkèet-rɔ́ɔnที่tîiมีmiiกาบgàapหัวใต้ดินhǔua-dtâai-dinรสฝาดrót-fàatมันmanนิยมní-yomใส่sàiในnaiบัวลอยbuua-lɔɔiและlɛ́ไอศกรีมai-sà-griimรสเผือกrót-pʉ̀ʉak
Taro is a tropical plant with a starchy underground corm, commonly added to bua loy and used as taro-flavored ice cream.
2VerbB2
[to] meddle; be nosy (slang)
To intrude into other people’s affairs or gossip about others; often used online as slang.
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อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เผือกpʉ̀ʉakเผือกpʉ̀ʉak1taro (plant and corm)2[to] meddle; be nosy (slang)3albino; whiteเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)คู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forจัดการjàt-gaanจัดการjàt-gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organizeกันเองgan-eengกันเองgan-eeng1friendly; easygoing2among ourselves; among themselves; between yourselves
Don’t intrude on their relationship; they want to handle it themselves.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเผือกpʉ̀ʉakในกลุ่มnai-glùmแชตchɛ́tคนคุยkon-kuiอะไรà-raiก็gɔ̂ไปbpaiถามtǎamต่อdtɔ̀ɔจนjonเกินgəənเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
He likes to meddle in the chat group, asking about everything until it goes too far.
พอpɔɔเห็นhěnดราม่าdraa-mâaในnaiทวิตtá-wítหลายคนlǎai-konก็gɔ̂รีบrîipเผือกpʉ̀ʉakโดยdooiไม่mâiเช็กchékข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
As soon as they see drama on Twitter, many people rush to pry without checking the facts first.
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเป็นbpenเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaเขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiใครkraiมาmaaเผือกpʉ̀ʉakกรุณาgà-rú-naaเคารพkao-rópขอบเขตkɔ̀ɔp-kèetด้วยdûuai
This is a personal matter; he didn’t ask anyone to pry, so please respect the boundaries.
3AdjectiveC1
albino; white
Having an unusually white or pale appearance, especially of an animal with little or no normal pigmentation, as in a white elephant or albino buffalo.
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ควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)เผือกpʉ̀ʉakเผือกpʉ̀ʉak1taro (plant and corm)2[to] meddle; be nosy (slang)3albino; whiteตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผิวpǐuผิวpǐu1skin2surface3complexion; skin toneสีชมพูsǐi-chom-puuสีชมพูsǐi-chom-puu1pink (color)2pink; pink-colored3rosy; romantic (figurative)อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessต่างจากdtàang-jàakต่างจากdtàang-jàak[to] be different from [sb/sth]; differ from [sb/sth]; be unlike [sb/sth]ควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureอื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)
This albino buffalo has pale pink skin and white hair, unlike the other buffalo in the herd.
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เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiเผือกpʉ̀ʉakมีmiiเม็ดสีmét-sǐiน้อยnɔ́ɔiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiมีmiiเลยləəiขนkǒnของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manจึงjʉngขาวkǎaoและlɛ́ดวงตาduuang-dtaaอาจàatดูเป็นduu-bpenสีชมพูsǐi-chom-puuหรือrʉ̌ʉแดงdɛɛng
Because albino rabbits have little or no pigment, their fur is white, and their eyes may appear pink or red.
แม้mɛ́ɛควายkwaaiเผือกpʉ̀ʉakจะมีjà-miiสีผิวsǐi-pǐuและlɛ́ขนkǒnต่างจากdtàang-jàakควายkwaaiทั่วไปtûua-bpaiอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátแต่dtɛ̀ɛลักษณะlák-sà-nàดังกล่าวdang-glàaoก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaมันmanจะjàอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛหรือrʉ̌ʉเจ็บป่วยjèp-bpùuaiเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpai
Although an albino buffalo’s skin and hair visibly differ in color from those of ordinary buffalo, this does not necessarily mean it is weak or sickly.
การเรียกgaan-rîiakสัตว์sàtขนkǒnขาวkǎaoทุกtúkตัวdtuuaว่าwâaสัตว์เผือกsàt-pʉ̀ʉakอาจàatคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉanเพราะprɔ́สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoอาจàatเป็นbpenลักษณะlák-sà-nàปกติbpòk-gà-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngสายพันธุ์sǎai-panมิใช่mí-châiผลpǒnจากjàakภาวะpaa-wáขาดkàatเม็ดสีmét-sǐi
Calling every white-coated animal an albino can be inaccurate, because white may be a normal characteristic of its breed rather than the result of a lack of pigment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pʉ̀ʉak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |