โมจิ
moo-jìMeaning
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mochi (Japanese glutinous rice cake)
a Japanese rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice; chewy, often plain or filled (e.g., sweet red bean, ice cream)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินโมจิหนึบgin moh-jì nèupกินโมจิหนึบgin moh-jì nèup[to] eat chewy mochiๆ-ไส้ถั่วแดงsâi tùua daengไส้ถั่วแดงsâi tùua daengred bean paste; red bean filling
I like chewy mochi with red bean filling.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnลองlɔɔngโมจิmoo-jìไอศกรีมai-sà-griimรสชาเขียวrót-chaa-kǐiaoอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
Yesterday I tried ice cream mochi; the matcha flavor was very tasty.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiทำtamโมจิสดmoo-jì-sòtทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngนุ่มหนึบnûm-nʉ̀pและlɛ́ไม่mâiหวานwǎanเกินไปgəən-bpai
This shop makes fresh mochi every morning; the dough is soft and chewy and not too sweet.
เขาkǎoอธิบายà-tí-baaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnตำdtamข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamโมจิmoo-jìแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmแล้วlɛ́ɛoเสิร์ฟsə̀əpพร้อมprɔ́ɔmไส้ถั่วแดงsâi-tùua-dɛɛngและlɛ́คินาโกะkí-naa-gò
He explained the process of pounding glutinous rice to make traditional mochi, then served it with red bean filling and kinako.
Tones
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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
moo
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 | — | — |