แกงเจ
gɛɛng-jeeMeaning
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vegan curry (jay)
a vegan curry made under Thai 'jay' rules: no animal products and usually no pungent plants like garlic or onions
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแกงเจgɛɛng-jeeแกงเจgɛɛng-jeevegan curry (jay)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)กินginกินgin1[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, my mom made vegan ('jay') curry for me to eat.
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ช่วงchûuangเทศกาลกินเจtêet-sà-gaan-gin-jeeร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจะมีjà-miiแกงเจgɛɛng-jeeขายkǎai
During the vegetarian festival, most restaurants will have vegan ('jay') curry for sale.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛแกงเจgɛɛng-jeeจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiเนื้อสัตว์nʉ́ʉa-sàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂อร่อยà-rɔ̀iไม่แพ้mâi-pɛ́ɛแกงgɛɛngทั่วtûuaไปเลยbpai-ləəi
Even though 'jay' curry doesn't have meat, it's just as delicious as regular curry.
ความท้าทายkwaam-táa-taaiของkɔ̌ɔngการทำgaan-tamแกงเจgɛɛng-jeeคือkʉʉการดึงgaan-dʉngรสชาติrót-châatของkɔ̌ɔngวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaให้ได้hâi-dâaiมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùtโดยdooiไม่mâiใช้cháiกระเทียมgrà-tiiamหรือrʉ̌ʉหัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔm
The challenge of making 'jay' curry is to bring out the maximum flavor from the ingredients without using garlic or onions.
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 -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɛɛng
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
แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างThai curry (soup/stew)Part 1
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เจjeeเจjee1Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)2jay food; vegan dish (Chinese Buddhist style)Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)Part 2
แกงเจgɛɛng-jeeแกงเจgɛɛng-jeevegan curry (jay)vegan curry (jay)Word