รัก

Uncertain. Cognate with Lao ຮັກ (hak). Compare Sanskrit आर्क (ārka, “crown flower”), Pali akka.

ต้น ต้น#Thai

Calotropis gigantea
Calotropis gigantea#Translingual

(botany) (ต้น~) crown flower: the plant Calotropis gigantea of the family Apocynaceae.


กุหลาบ

From Classical Persian گلاب (gulāb, “rosewater”).


ช้าง

(botany) foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis gigantea)


ลาเวนเดอร์

th-noun

ลาเวนเดอร์ • (laa-wen-də̂ə)


มะลิ

มะลิ • (má-lí)

From Old Khmer មុលិះ (muliḥ), មលិ (mali, “the plant Jasminum sambac”), from Sanskrit मल्लि (malli). Compare Angkorian Old Khmer មុលិះ (muliḥ), មូលិះ (mūliḥ). Cognate with Modern Khmer ម្លិះ (mlih), Lao ມະລິ (ma li), Eastern Cham ꨟꨤꨪꩍ (malih).

Jasminum sambac
Jasminum sambac#Translingual

(botany) Arabian jasmine: the plant Jasminum sambac of the family Oleaceae.


กล้วยไม้

กล้วยไม้ • (glûai-máai)


โสม

โสม • (sǒom)

From Sanskrit सोम (soma, “soma plant; a kind of boiled vine from Vedic India, made from the plant soma, drunk as medicine and offered to gods; also associated with the moon after the Vedic period”). Cognate with Old Khmer soma°; Modern Khmer សោម (saom).

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(botany) Jewels of Opar, flameflower (Talinum paniculatum, family Portulacaceae)

(botany) sweetheart (Talinum fruticosum, family Portulacaceae).

(botany) any of the various plants of the genus Panax (family Araliaceae).


ช้างเผือก

th-noun

ช้างเผือก • (cháang-pʉ̀ʉak)

/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥.pʰɯa̯k̚˨˩/

From ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”) + เผือก (pʉ̀ʉak, “white”).

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(idiomatic) popular person from a rural area, just like a white elephant that is from the wild and is sought after by the palace.


กระดังงา

Cananga odorata
Cananga odorata#Translingual


กัญชา

From Khmer កញ្ឆា (kɑɑkɑñchaa, “the narcotic plant Cannabis indica or Cannabis sativa”), ultimately from Western Cham kačha; or from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). Compare Malay ganja.

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Cannabis indica
Cannabis indica#Translingual

(botany) the plant Cannabis indica of the family Cannabaceae.


เก๊กฮวย

Borrowed from Teochew 菊花 (gêg4 huê1, “chrysanthemum flower”).


การเวก

From Pali karavika, karavīka (“Indian cuckoo”). Compare Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalaviṅka). Cognate with Old Khmer karavika, Modern Khmer ករវិក (kɑɑvɨk).

(Buddhist mythology) (นก~) a mythical bird said to be immortal, living in the Himavanta Forest, having an enchanting melodious cry, having feathers that can turn into gold, and having a long flowing tail, also believed by the East Asians to have a human's head and a bird's torso.


ลูกเขยตายแม่ยายทำศพ

th-noun

ลูกเขยตายแม่ยายทำศพ • (lûuk-kə̌əi-dtaai-mɛ̂ɛ-yaai-tam-sòp)

/luːk̚˥˩.kʰɤːj˩˩˦.taːj˧.mɛː˥˩.jaːj˧.tʰam˧.sop̚˨˩/

From ลูกเขย (lûuk-kə̌əi, “son-in-law”) + ตาย (dtaai, “to die”) + แม่ยาย (mɛ̂ɛ-yaai, “wife's mother”) + ทำศพ (tam-sòp, “to arrange or organise a funeral; to deal with or dispose of a corpse; etc”); literally "(when) a son-in-law dies, the mother-in-law arranges a funeral (for him)".

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ยางต้นลูกเขยตายแม่ยายทำศพเป็นพิษ อาจทำให้ผิวหนังอักเสบแพ้รุนแรงจนเสียชีวิตได้แต่รากใช้แก้พิษบางแขนงได้
yaang dtôn lûuk-kə̌əi-dtaai-mɛ̂ɛ-yaai-tam-sòp bpen pít · àat tam hâi pǐu-nǎng àk-sèep pɛ́ɛ run-rɛɛng jon sǐia-chii-wít dâai dtɛ̀ɛ râak chái gɛ̂ɛ pít baang kà-nɛ̌ɛng dâai
The latex of the plant Fire on the Mountain is toxic [and may] cause dermatitis [and] anaphylaxis, [and even] death. But the roots may be used to treat certain types of poisons.

(botany) milkweed: the showy plant Euphorbia heterophylla of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae.


เข็ม

th-noun

เข็ม • (kěm)

From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Lao ເຂັມ (khem), Lü ᦃᦲᧄ (ẋiim), Tai Dam ꪹꪄꪸꪣ, Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Tai Nüa ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) or ᥔᥥᥛᥴ (sém), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.

(zoology) the fish Dermogenys pusillus van Hasselt of the family Hemiramphidae.


อัญชัน

From Old Khmer ʼañjan (“the vine Clitoria ternatea (Leguminosae)”). Compare Modern Khmer អញ្ជ័ន (ʼañcŏən).

cog

Khmer អញ្ជ័ន (ʼañcŏən)

(botany) butterfly pea, the vine Clitoria ternatea L. of the family Leguminosae.


โป๊ยเซียน

From Teochew 八仙 (boih4 siêng1 / boih4 siang1, literally “eight immortals”).


อุบล

th-proper noun

อุบล • (ù-bon)

From clipping of อุบลราชธานี (ù-bon-râat-chá-taa-nii).

clipping

Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani#English

(slang) Ubon Ratchathani (a province of Thailand)


กำบัง

th-adj

กำบัง • (gam-bang) (abstract noun ความกำบัง)

gam-bang (romanization)
ความกำบัง (abstract-noun)

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer kaṃpaṅ, kaṃpāṅ (“act of hiding or conceal; to be hidden or concealed; etc”); being extended forms of khpaṅ, *khpāṅ (“to cover; to screen; to shield”), from which Thai กะบัง (gà-bang) was derived; ultimately being extended forms of paṅ, pāṅ, *paṅ, pāṃṅa (“to cover (from view); to hide; to screen; to conceal; etc”), from which Thai บัง (bang) was derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer កំបាំង (kɑmbang), Lao ກຳບັງ (kam bang).

(elegant) sheltered; screened; invisible; unseeable; prevented from being seen; hidden from view.


กำบัง

From Javanese kembang (“flower, blossom; to bloom, to blossom; that which resembles a flower: toy flower, artificial flower, etc”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmbaŋ.

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(poetic) bunch of flowers: bouquet, nosegay, posy, etc.


ราชพฤกษ์

th-noun

ราชพฤกษ์ • (râat-chá-prʉ́k)

/raːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.pʰrɯk̚˦˥/

From ราช (râat-chá-, “royal”) + พฤกษ์ (prʉ́k, “tree”).

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Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula#Translingual

golden rain tree: the plant Cassia fistula of the family Leguminosae.


พเยีย

Borrowed from Old Khmer bhñiya, bhñī, bhñi, phñīha (“artistically arranged flowers; floral arrangement”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ្ញី (phñii). Compare Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vṅe, vaṅe, vṅya; Angkorian Old Khmer vṅya, vṅi, vṅe.


จีบ

พระ พระ#Thai

แสง แสง#Thai

(royal) (พระแสง~) ankus, especially one used on a rutting elephant.


ข้าวสาร

th-noun

ข้าวสาร • (kâao-sǎan)

From ข้าว (kâao, “rice”) + สาร (sǎan, “husked”).

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any of the plants of the genus Raphistemma, the family Asclepiadaceae (now subfamily Asclepiadoideae in family Apocynaceae).


แซะ

sɛ́ (romanization)
การแซะ (abstract-noun)

to dig out, force out, or remove using a flat device, as a chisel, gouge, spade, etc: to chisel out, to gouge out, to spade out, etc.

(slang) to cavil; to carp; to taunt; to satirise; to speak ironically (of, about, etc).


แซะ

Rough Lipped Dendrobium
Rough Lipped Dendrobium

(botany) Rough Lipped Dendrobium: the orchid Dendrobium scabrilingue of the family Orchidaceae.


ลำโพง

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→ Khmer: លំពោង (lumpoong, “loudspeaker”)

→ Urak Lawoi': ลัมโพง (lamphong, “loudspeaker”)

devil's trumpet: the plant Datura metel of the family Solanaceae.

anything that looks like a devil's trumpet flower, such as loudspeaker.

(by extension) loudspeaker (of any form).


การะเกด

Uncertain. Compare Lao ກາຣະເກດ (kā ra kēt, “Nepal screwpine: Pandanus furcatus”).

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Pandanus tectorius
Pandanus tectorius#Translingual

(botany) Tahitian screwpine: the plant Pandanus tectorius of the family Pandanaceae.


พลับพลึง

th-noun

พลับพลึง • (pláp-plʉng)


ลิลลี่

ลิลลี่ • (lin-lîi)


กรุงเขมา

From กรุง (grung, “city-state; state, country, nation; monarch, sovereign; etc”) + เขมา (“black; dark”).

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velvetleaf: the plant Cissampelos pareira of the family Menispermaceae.


ยูงทอง

/juːŋ˧.tʰɔːŋ˧/

From ยูง (yuung, “poinciana”) + ทอง (tɔɔng, “golden”); literally "golden poinciana".

Delonix regia
Delonix regia#Translingual

(botany) royal poinciana, a flowering plant of species Delonix regia of the family Fabaceae.


ทองพันชั่ง

th-noun

ทองพันชั่ง • (tɔɔng-pan-châng)

/tʰɔːŋ˧.pʰan˧.t͡ɕʰaŋ˥˩/

From ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold”) + พัน (pan, “thousand”) + ชั่ง (châng, “catty”); literally "a thousand catties of gold".

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(botany) snake jasmine, the flowering plant Rhinacanthus nasutus of the family Acanthaceae.


ก้ามปู

From ก้าม (gâam, “claw”) + ปู (bpuu, “crab”); literally "crab claw".

(botany) rain tree: the flowering plant Samanea saman of the family Fabaceae.


ขันทองพยาบาท

th-noun

ขันทองพยาบาท • (kǎn-tɔɔng-pá-yaa-bàat)

/kʰan˩˩˦.tʰɔːŋ˧.pʰa˦˥.jaː˧.baːt̚˨˩/

From ขัน (kǎn, “bowl”) + ทอง (tɔɔng, “golden”) + พยาบาท (pá-yaa-bàat, “vengeance”); literally "golden bowl's vengeance".

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(botany) false lime (Suregada multiflora), of the family Euphorbiaceae.


พระเจ้าห้าพระองค์

th-noun

พระเจ้าห้าพระองค์ • (prá-jâao-hâa-prá-ong)

From พระเจ้า (prá-jâao, literally “holy lord”) + ห้า (hâa, “five”) + พระองค์ (prá-ong, a classifier for gods, high priests, royal persons, etc, literally “holy form; holy body”).

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(botany) New Guinea walnut: the plant Dracontomelon dao of the family Anacardiaceae.


วาสนา

From Pali vāsanā (“that which remains in mind; mental imprint; mental impression; present consciousness of past perceptions; tendency of the past; etc”), from Sanskrit वासना (vāsanā, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាសនា (viəsaʼnaa), វាស្នា (viəsnaa); Burmese ဝါသနာ (wasa.na).

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Dracaena fragrans
Dracaena fragrans#Translingual

(botany) happy plant: a flowering plant Dracaena fragrans of the family Asparagaceae.


ตะแบก

th-noun

ตะแบก • (dtà-bɛ̀ɛk)

/ta˨˩.bɛːk̚˨˩/

crape myrtle: any of various plants of the genus Lagerstroemia, the family Lythraceae.


โสน

โสน • (sà-nǒo)

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer or Angkorian Old Khmer ស្នោ (sno, “the plant Sesbania javanica of the family Leguminosae”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្នោ (snao), Lao ສະໂນ (sa nō).

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(botany) sasbania pea (Sesbania javanica) of the family Fabaceae, whose flowers are traditionally used as food.

(zoology) red coffee borer: a moth of species Polyphagozerra coffeae of the family Cossidae, often found in the above-said tree and traditionally used as food.


เบญจมาศ

From เบญจ (“five”) + มาศ (mâat, “gold”).

florist's daisy, the plant Chrysanthemum × morifolium of the family Asteraceae.

สกุล สกุล#Thai

(botany) (สกุล~) the genus Chrysanthemum.


คูน

golden rain tree: the plant Cassia fistula of the family Leguminosae.


นางกวัก

From นาง (naang, “lady”) + กวัก (gwàk, “to beckon”); literally "beckoning lady".

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ว่าน ว่าน#Thai

(botany) (ว่าน~) Amazon lily: the plant Eucharis × grandiflora of the family Amaryllidaceae, traditionally believed to possess the power to bring luck and fortune.


ซ่อนชู้

th-noun

ซ่อนชู้ • (sɔ̂ɔn-chúu)

/sɔːn˥˩.t͡ɕʰuː˦˥/

From ซ่อน (sɔ̂ɔn, “to hide”) + ชู้ (chúu, “beloved man; boyfriend; male illicit lover”).

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ซ่อนกลิ่น ซ่อนกลิ่น#Thai

(dated) Synonym of ซ่อนกลิ่น (sɔ̂ɔn-glìn)


ซ่อนกลิ่น

th-noun

ซ่อนกลิ่น • (sɔ̂ɔn-glìn)

From ซ่อน (sɔ̂ɔn, “to hide”) + กลิ่น (glìn, “scent”).

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(botany) tuberose, the flowering plant Agave amica of the family Asparagaceae.


เหลืองปรีดิยาธร

th-proper noun

เหลืองปรีดิยาธร • (lʉ̌ʉang-bprii-dì-yaa-tɔɔn)

From เหลือง (lʉ̌ʉang, “yellow”) + ปรีดิยาธร (“Pridiyathorn”), literally “Pridiyathorn's yellow”; after Thai economist Pridiyathorn Devakula.

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(botany) tree of gold, of species Tabebuia aurea of the family Bignoniaceae.


หอมหมื่นลี้

th-noun

หอมหมื่นลี้ • (hɔ̌ɔm-mʉ̀ʉn-líi)

/hɔːm˩˩˦.mɯːn˨˩.liː˦˥/

From หอม (hɔ̌ɔm, “scented”) + หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn, “ten thousand”) + ลี้ (líi, “Chinese mile”).

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Osmanthus fragrans
Osmanthus fragrans#Translingual


จำปา

Magnolia champaca
Magnolia champaca#Translingual


จำปี

Magnolia × alba
Magnolia × alba#Translingual


หัวปลี

From หัว (hǔua, “head”) + ปลี (bplii, “flower cluster”).


สารภี

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुरभि (surabhi), from Pali surabhi (“fragrant”).

ต้น ต้น#Thai

ต้น ต้น#Thai


สารภี

อำเภอ อำเภอ#Thai

(อำเภอ~) Saraphi district (a district of Chiang Mai province)


ลั่นทม

th-noun

ลั่นทม • (lân-tom)

(botany) frangipani; any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria.


ลีลาวดี

From ลีลา (lii-laa, “graceful manner”) + วดี (-wá-dii, “having”).


สองฤดู

th-noun

สองฤดู • (sɔ̌ɔng-rʉ́-duu)

/sɔːŋ˩˩˦.rɯ˦˥.duː˧/

From สอง (sɔ̌ɔng, “two”) + ฤดู (rʉ́-duu, “season”).


เดซี

th-noun

เดซี • (dee-sîi) (classifier ต้น or ดอก)

dee-sîi (romanization)
ต้น (classifier)
ดอก (classifier)

Borrowed from English daisy.
Alternative forms
เดซี่ (dee-sîi)


ไฮเดรนเจีย

ไฮเดรนเจีย • (hai-dreen-jiia) (classifier ต้น or ดอก)

hai-dreen-jiia (romanization)
ต้น (classifier)
ดอก (classifier)


ไฮเดรนเยีย

ไฮเดรนเยีย • (hai-dreen-yiia) (classifier ต้น or ดอก)

hai-dreen-yiia (romanization)
ต้น (classifier)
ดอก (classifier)


บานไม่รู้โรย

บานไม่รู้โรย • (baan-mâi-rúu-rooi) (classifier ต้น or ดอก)

baan-mâi-rúu-rooi (romanization)
ต้น (classifier)
ดอก (classifier)

From บาน (baan, “to bloom”) + ไม่รู้ (mâi-rúu, “unaware of”) + โรย (rooi, “to wilt; to wither”).

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globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa), an annual plant.


เดซี่

th-noun

เดซี่ • (dee-sîi) (classifier ต้น or ดอก)


หงอนไก่

หงอนไก่ • (ngɔ̌ɔn-gài)

/ŋɔːn˩˩˦.kaj˨˩/

From หงอน (ngɔ̌ɔn, “crest; comb”) + ไก่ (gài, “chicken; cock”). Cognate with Tày hon cáy.

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Celosia argentea var. cristata#Translingual

Celosia cristata
Celosia cristata#Translingual

(botany) An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata).


โคลงเคลง

Malabar melastome: any of various plants of the genus Melastomataceae, the family Melastomataceae.


ลำดวน

(botany) the plants Sphaerocoryne lefevrei of the family Annonaceae.


ลัดวิเจีย

th-noun

ลัดวิเจีย • (lát-wí-jiia)


ถุงมือจิ้งจอก

ถุงมือจิ้งจอก • (tǔng-mʉʉ-jîng-jɔ̀ɔk)

/tʰuŋ˩˩˦.mɯː˧.t͡ɕiŋ˥˩.t͡ɕɔːk̚˨˩/

Calque of English foxglove. From ถุงมือ (tǔng-mʉʉ, “glove”) + จิ้งจอก (jîng-jɔ̀ɔk, “fox”).