แครอท

kɛɛ-rɔ̀t

Meaning

1NounA1

carrot (vegetable)

An edible orange (sometimes purple, yellow, or white) root vegetable with a sweet, crisp texture, eaten raw or cooked. Classifier: หัวหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai) (the root); ต้นต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix) (the plant).

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแครอทkɛɛ-rɔ̀tแครอทkɛɛ-rɔ̀tcarrot (vegetable)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Mom bought two heads of carrots from the market.
7 more examples
ในnaiสวนsǔuanมีmiiแครอทkɛɛ-rɔ̀tสามต้นsǎam-dtônที่tîiฉันchǎnปลูกbplùukไว้wáiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเดือนdʉʉanก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
In the garden there are three carrot plants that I planted last month.
พ่อครัวpôr kruuaบอกให้bòk hâiหั่นhànแครอทkae-ròtหนึ่งnèungหัวhŭuaเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเล็กlékๆ-
The chef told me to cut one carrot (one root) into small pieces.
ถ้าtâaจะjàย้ายyáaiแปลงbplɛɛngให้hâiยกyókแครอทkɛɛ-rɔ̀tทั้งtángต้นdtônไปbpaiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmดินdinเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiรากrâakบอบช้ำbɔ̀ɔp-chám
If you’re moving plots, lift the whole carrot plant with soil so the roots won’t be damaged.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginแครอทkɛɛ-rɔ̀tสดsòtเพราะprɔ́กรอบgrɔ̀ɔpหวานwǎan
I like eating fresh carrots because they are sweet and crisp.
ซุปsúpนี้néeใส่sàiแครอทkae-ròtหั่นhànชิ้นเล็กchín lékๆ-
This soup has carrots cut into small pieces.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanแม่mɛ̂ɛผัดpàtแครอทkɛɛ-rɔ̀tกับgàpเนื้อnʉ́ʉaทำให้tam-hâiหอมหวานhɔ̌ɔm-wǎan
Yesterday mom stir-fried carrots with meat, making it fragrant and sweet.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàทำtamสลัดsà-làtที่tîiมีmiiแครอทkɛɛ-rɔ̀tขูดkùutฝอยfɔ̌ɔiกับgàpน้ำสลัดnáam-sà-làtเปรี้ยวหวานbprîiao-wǎan
Tomorrow we will make a salad with shredded carrot and a sweet-and-sour dressing.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is แครอท said แค-หร็อด?

kɛɛ-rɔ̀t

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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