แหนม
nɛ̌ɛmMeaning
1NounA2
Thai fermented sour pork sausage (naem)
A Thai fermented pork product, often shaped as a sausage. It is made from minced raw pork and pork skin mixed with cooked rice, garlic, salt, and chili, then left to ferment until sour. It can be eaten uncooked or cooked (e.g., fried or grilled).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)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); pocketแหนมnɛ̌ɛmแหนมnɛ̌ɛmThai fermented sour pork sausage (naem)
I like to eat Naem (fermented pork).
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Yesterday, mom bought Naem from the market.
Have you ever eaten an omelet with Naem? It's delicious.
แหนมnɛ̌ɛmมีmiiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoเพราะprɔ́ทำจากtam-jàakหมูหมักmǔu-màkแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางคนbaang-konก็gɔ̂เอาไปao-bpaiย่างyâangก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสุกsùk
Naem has a sour taste because it's made from fermented pork, but some people grill it before eating to cook it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
nɛ̌ɛm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
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แหนมnɛ̌ɛmแหนมnɛ̌ɛmThai fermented sour pork sausage (naem)Thai fermented sour pork sausage (naem)Word