má-lá-gɔɔpapaya

Green papaya is the base of ส้มตำ salad.

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มะละกอ

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Kai says

ผึ้ง means bee, and น้ำผึ้ง, honey, is literally bee water. Thai often builds a new word from words you already know.

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