แคบ้าน
kɛɛ-bâanMeaning
1NounB2
agati; vegetable hummingbird tree
A small, fast-growing tropical tree, Sesbania grandiflora, whose flowers, young leaves, and tender pods are eaten as vegetables.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)แคบ้านkɛɛ-bâanแคบ้านkɛɛ-bâanagati; vegetable hummingbird treeไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômsour curry
Mom grows a vegetable hummingbird tree beside the fence and picks its flowers to make sour curry.
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ยายyaaiลวกlûuakยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngแคบ้านkɛɛ-bâanให้hâiกินกับgin-gàpน้ำพริกnáam-príkแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginดอกdɔ̀ɔkมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Grandma blanches the tender shoots of the vegetable hummingbird tree to eat with chili dip, but I prefer its flowers.
แคบ้านkɛɛ-bâanเป็นbpenไม้máaiต้นdtônขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékที่tîiโตเร็วdtoo-reoจึงjʉngเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการปลูกgaan-bplùukไว้wáiเก็บgèpดอกdɔ̀ɔkและlɛ́ฝักfàkอ่อนɔ̀ɔnมาmaaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan
The vegetable hummingbird tree is a small, fast-growing tree, making it suitable for growing to harvest its flowers and tender pods for cooking.
แม้mɛ́ɛดอกdɔ̀ɔkแคบ้านkɛɛ-bâanจะมีjà-miiรสขมrót-kǒmอยู่yùuบ้างbâangแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaดึงdʉngเกสรgee-sɔ̌ɔnออกɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปรุงอาหารbprung-aa-hǎanรสขมrót-kǒmก็gɔ̂จะjàลดลงlót-longจนjonกินได้gin-dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
Although the flowers of the vegetable hummingbird tree can taste somewhat bitter, removing the flower centers before cooking reduces the bitterness and makes them more palatable.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kɛɛ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แคkɛɛแคkɛɛhummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/podshummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/podsPart 1
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บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedhouse; homePart 2
แคบ้านkɛɛ-bâanแคบ้านkɛɛ-bâanagati; vegetable hummingbird treeagati; vegetable hummingbird treeWord