ใบเตย
bai-dtəəiMeanings
1NounA2
pandan leaf (ingredient)
The leaf of the pandan plant used as a cooking ingredient, natural fragrance, or food coloring.
Examples
ขนมชั้นkà-nǒm-chánขนมชั้นkà-nǒm-chánlayered Thai dessert (steamed)สีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiao1green (color)2green; green-colored3eco-friendly; environmentalทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ใบเตยbai-dtəəiใบเตยbai-dtəəi1pandan leaf (ingredient)2pandan (plant)
The green layer cake is made from pandan leaves.
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Yesterday, grandma boiled pandan water to drink. It was so fragrant and refreshing.
He put pandan leaves in the car to get rid of the musty smell.
ไก่ห่อใบเตยgài-hɔ̀ɔ-bai-dtəəiเป็นbpenอาหารไทยaa-hǎan-taiที่tîiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâakเพราะprɔ́เนื้อไก่nʉ́ʉa-gàiจะjàหอมhɔ̌ɔmกลิ่นglìnใบเตยbai-dtəəiที่tîiใช้cháiอบòp
Chicken wrapped in pandan leaves is a very delicious Thai dish because the chicken meat becomes fragrant with the pandan leaves used for baking.
2NounB1
pandan (plant)
A fragrant tropical plant (Pandanus amaryllifolius) whose long green leaves are used for flavoring and scent in food and drinks.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ใบเตยbai-dtəəiใบเตยbai-dtəəi1pandan leaf (ingredient)2pandan (plant)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back garden
My mom grows pandan plants in the backyard garden.
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ใบเตยbai-dtəəiเป็นbpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtที่tîiคนไทยkon-taiนิยมní-yomปลูกbplùukไว้ใช้wái-cháiทำtamขนมkà-nǒmและlɛ́เพิ่มpə̂əmความหอมkwaam-hɔ̌ɔmให้hâiอาหารaa-hǎan
Pandan is a plant that Thai people popularly grow to use in making desserts and adding fragrance to food.
ต้นdtônใบเตยbai-dtəəiชอบchɔ̂ɔpดินร่วนซุยdin-rûuan-suiและlɛ́ต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnสูงsǔungจึงjʉngจะjàเจริญงอกงามjà-rəən-ngɔ̂ɔk-ngaamได้ดีdâai-dii
The pandan plant prefers loamy soil and requires high moisture to thrive.
ในnaiอุตสาหกรรมอาหารùt-sǎa-hà-gam-aa-hǎanมีmiiการสกัดgaan-sà-gàtสารsǎanจากjàakต้นdtônใบเตยbai-dtəəiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenสารsǎanแต่งdtɛ̀ngกลิ่นglìnและlɛ́สีsǐiจากธรรมชาติjàak-tam-má-châat
In the food industry, extracts from the pandan plant are used as natural flavoring and coloring agents.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ใ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
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เตยdtəəiเตยdtəəi1Toey (given name)2pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius)3pandanus (screw pine, genus Pandanus)Toey (given name)Part 2
ใบเตยbai-dtəəiใบเตยbai-dtəəipandan leaf (ingredient)pandan leaf (ingredient)Word