แตงเม

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a dialect of Chinese 糖蜜 (tángmì, “molasses”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแตงเม
æ t ŋ e m
Phonemic
แตง-เม
æ t ŋ – e m
RomanizationPaiboondtɛɛng-mee
Royal Institutetaeng-me
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛːŋ˧.meː˧/(R)

Noun

แตงเม • (dtɛɛng-mee)

  1. molasses; very thick syrup.