ไชเท้า
chai-táaoMeaning
1NounB1
daikon radish
a type of large, white winter radish used in Asian cooking; daikon radish.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไชเท้าchai-táaoไชเท้าchai-táaodaikon radishหัวใหญ่hǔua-yàiหัวใหญ่hǔua-yài1large-headed2boss; top leaderมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Yesterday, mom bought a big daikon radish from the market.
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ต้มจืดdtôm-jʉ̀ʉtกระดูกหมูgrà-dùuk-mǔuใส่sàiไชเท้าchai-táaoเป็นbpenเมนูโปรดmee-nuu-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเลยləəi
Pork bone soup with daikon radish is my favorite dish.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้น้ำhâi-náamซุปsúpหวานอร่อยwǎan-à-rɔ̀iคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่sàiไชเท้าchai-táaoลงไปlong-bpaiต้มdtômด้วยdûuai
If you want the soup to be sweet and delicious, you have to add daikon radish to boil with it.
ไชเท้าchai-táaoเป็นbpenพืชหัวpʉ̂ʉt-hǔuaที่นิยมtîi-ní-yomนำมาnam-maaประกอบอาหารbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-aa-hǎanในnaiหลายlǎaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamเอเชียee-chiiaเพราะprɔ́มีmiiรสชาติrót-châatที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákและlɛ́เข้ากับkâo-gàpเครื่องปรุงkrʉ̂ʉang-bprungได้dâaiหลากหลายlàak-lǎai
Daikon radish is a root vegetable popularly used in many Asian culinary cultures because it has a unique taste and pairs well with various seasonings.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไชchaiไชchai1Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)2[to] bore; gnaw through3[to] penetrate; force one’s way in/throughChai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)Part 1
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เท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportfootPart 2
ไชเท้าchai-táaoไชเท้าchai-táaodaikon radishdaikon radishWord