แตง(dtaeng)
Meanings
1NounA2
gourd; melon (Cucurbitaceae), esp. benincasa/wax gourd
general term for gourds and melons in the cucumber family; often refers to wax gourd/ash gourd in Thai usage
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)2aunt (older sister of father or mother)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)แตงdtaengแตงdtaeng1gourd; melon (Cucurbitaceae), esp. benincasa/wax gourd2cucumber (elliptical)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)
Auntie grows gourds/melons in the backyard.
2NounB1
cucumber (elliptical)
elliptical for แตงกวาแตงกวาdtaeng gwaacucumber ‘cucumber’; used in context to mean cucumber specifically
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแตงdtaengแตงdtaeng1gourd; melon (Cucurbitaceae), esp. benincasa/wax gourd2cucumber (elliptical)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveสลัดsà-làtสลัดsà-làt1salad2[to] shake off; fling; tossนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)หมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)แตงกวาdtaeng gwaaแตงกวาdtaeng gwaacucumber
Mom told me to buy taeng to make a salad—she means cucumbers.