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I'll ask this question where I think some people may have the knowledge. If there is a better forum for it, maybe a mod would be kind enough to move it there.

I am looking for translations of Thai names for common hardwoods found in the area.

Mai dteng

Mai eteuk or elam (this stuff makes you sneeze when you cut it) It is beautful wood though.

Mai pratu

Mai sak (Teak)

Any others?

There is an old archived thread on this but I am looking for the name of this "etuek" wood.

Thanks

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Hey, that's a great thread. Thank you very much. I can read Thai, but only at about a grade 2 level :)

I still do not know what the wood is called that makes you sneeze

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If you know the Thai name, type it, inThai, into Thai googal, it should give you the latin name in english you can work from there .

I have done it a few times. I ask the misses to write it out before, then I spend 5 minutes typing one word. I normaly get there in the end

Yours Reg

KS

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If you know the Thai name, type it, inThai, into Thai googal, it should give you the latin name in english you can work from there .

I have done it a few times. I ask the misses to write it out before, then I spend 5 minutes typing one word. I normaly get there in the end

Yours Reg

KS

K. I'll try that.Thx.

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If you know the Thai name, type it, inThai, into Thai googal, it should give you the latin name in english you can work from there .

I have done it a few times. I ask the misses to write it out before, then I spend 5 minutes typing one word. I normaly get there in the end

Yours Reg

KS

Is Thai Googal the same as Thai Google!!biggrin.png

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If you know the Thai name, type it, inThai, into Thai googal, it should give you the latin name in english you can work from there .

I have done it a few times. I ask the misses to write it out before, then I spend 5 minutes typing one word. I normaly get there in the end

Yours Reg

KS

K. I'll try that.Thx.

Tried that. No luck. They must use a local dialect name for this wood.

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ไม้อีทึก

HI. Thanks, yes wifey says it is Issan language, which is likely Laos. She doesn't know the Thai name.

Let me know what your wifey thinks.

Cheers

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Your Mai Pratu

I think is Pterocarpus indicus or Burmese Rosewood .

The Thai google has 2 variety's, a Thai, plus a "keck" in Thai, in english ,guest, visitor,/ Indian.

Which I take as a different variety that has found it's way in to the Thailand?

That could be Inian Rosewood.

All the best

KS

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If you know the latin name of your tree/plant then you can find the Thai name here
http://web3.dnp.go.th/botany/ThaiPlantName/DefaultEng.aspx

example: Teak
Genus = Tectona

The search results list (1 genus)
Tectona (2 Species)

Tectona grandis L.f. [T] (12 )
Kho–yia–o (Lawa-Chiang Mai)
Pa–yi (Karen-Kanchanaburi)
Pi–hi (Karen-Mae Hong Son)
Pi–hue (Karen-Mae Hong Son)
Poe–yi (Karen-Mae Hong Son)
Sak (Central,Surat Thani)
Se–ba–yi (Karen-Kamphaeng Phet)

Tectona hamiltoniana Wall. [ExT] (3 )
Sak khi kai (Lampang,Northern)
Sak pha ma (Northern)

Or have a look at this website
http://www.qsbg.org/Database/Botanic_Book%20full%20option/Search_page.asp

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From the same website

Pterocarpus (3 Species)

Pterocarpus indicus Willd. [T] (7 )
Du ban (Northern)
Pra du king on (Central)
Pra du ban (Central)
Pra du lai (Central,Lampang)
Sa–no (Malay-Narathiwat)

Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz [T] (11 )
Chi–tok (Shan-Mae Hong Son)
Cha nong (Chiang Mai)
Du (Northern)
Du pa (Northern)
Ta–loe (Karen-Mae Hong Son)
Toe–loe (Karen-Mae Hong Son)
Pra du (Central)
Pra du pa (Central)
Pra du sen (Trat,Saraburi)

Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. [ExT] (1 )
Ratta chan (Central)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterocarpus

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Mai dteng ??? (Daeng) ???

Xylia (2 Specieses)

Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) Taub. var. kerrii (Craib & Hutch.) I.C.Nielsen [T] (19 )
Krom (Chaobon-Nakhon Ratchasima)
Khwai (Karen-Chiang Mai,Karen-Mae Hong Son)
Cha–lan (Shan-Mae Hong Son,Shan-Mae Hong Son)
Daeng (Central,Songkhla)
Ta–krom (Chong-Chanthaburi)
Pran (Suai-Surin)
Prai (Si Sa Ket)
Phan (Lawa-Chiang Mai)
Phoei (Karen-Tak)
Phre (Karen-Mae Hong Son,Malay-Narathiwat)
Sa–krom (Khmer-Chanthaburi)

Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) Taub. var. xylocarpa [T] (6 )
Khwai (Karen-Mae Hong Son)
Daeng (Central,Songkhla)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylia_xylocarpa

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ไม้อีทึก

HI. Thanks, yes wifey says it is Issan language, which is likely Laos. She doesn't know the Thai name.

Let me know what your wifey thinks.

Cheers

tr42.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia_lebbeck

http://www.panmai.com/PvTree/tr_42.shtml

The Woman's-tongue Tree พฤกษ์, Siris, Kokko, Indian Walnut (Albizia lebbeck)() is The provincial tree o Maha Sarakam. The tree symbol was assigned to the province in 1994 by Queen Sirikit.

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Yup. That's it. Thank you. Local guys hate working with the stuff. Turns you into a sneezing idiot. I bought a 4 meter section 50x50 cm which I had cut in 2 meter section and then ripped into 2" planks. We built double french style doors (4 sets) and kitchen work countertops. Vey nice wood to look at.

Thanks again.

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