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tom kha gai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
tom kha -gai
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Thai soup or curry of chicken, coconut milk, galangal, and other spices.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ต้มข่าไก่, from ต้มข่า (dtôm-kàa) (see tom kha) + ไก่ (gài, “chicken”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ต้มข่าไก่

Usage

Inflected Forms

tom kha kai (alternative)

Phrases

tom kha tom kha soup tom yum

Frequently Paired Words

tom kha tom kha soup tom yum

Questions

What does tom kha gai mean?
A Thai soup or curry of chicken, coconut milk, galangal, and other spices.
Where does tom kha gai come from?
Borrowed from Thai ต้มข่าไก่, from ต้มข่า (dtôm-kàa) (see tom kha) + ไก่ (gài, “chicken”).

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