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ข่า khaaL

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1.	ข่า	khaaL	galangal, galanga, China root, or kha (Alpinia officinarum), a relative of the ginger plant. The root is used used to add flavor in Thai cooking and some Thai style soups. The flavor is more lemony and more peppery than that of common ginger, and it has a richer aroma. The skin is pale yellow, with pink-tinged knobs; the interior is cream-color. Kha is not eaten alone—large slices are floated in soups or the root is ground into curry paste.
2.	ชาวข่า	chaaoM khaaL	a tribe of Mon-Cambodian descent residing on mountains

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai	ข่า
IPA	kʰàː
Royal Thai General System	kha



1. [noun]
definition	galangal, galanga, China root, or kha (Alpinia officinarum), a relative of the ginger plant. The root is used used to add flavor in Thai cooking and some Thai style soups. The flavor is more lemony and more peppery than that of common ginger, and it has a richer aroma. The skin is pale yellow, with pink-tinged knobs; the interior is cream-color. Kha is not eaten alone—large slices are floated in soups or the root is ground into curry paste.
example	ต้มข่าไก่	dtohmF khaaL gaiL	chicken soup with coconut milk and galangal root


2. ชาวข่า chaaoM khaaL [noun, colloquial]
definition	a tribe of Mon-Cambodian descent residing on mountains
classifier	คน	khohnM	[numerical classifier for persons/occupations]
related word	ชาวส่วย	chaaoM suayL	ส่วย folk; people of the ส่วย (or กวย) hill tribe

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