Water chestnut

[Kanga Japan]

Can anyone tell me what HAEO and DTON HAEO relate to? According to various sites:

1. HAEO

Means water chestnut in general. There are 3 types of water chestnut:

a. Trapa bicornis - 2-pronged water chestnut (GRAJAP).

b. Trapa natans - 4-pronged water chestnut (GRAJAP).

c. Eleocharis dulcis - Chinese water chestnut (brown, round) (SOMWANG, HAEO JIIN).

2. DTON HAEO

Is listed as relating to any water chestnut in the Trapa group. Therefore, 'c' would not be included.

Is the above correct?

Thank you for your help.

[AyG]

Without the Thai script I can't be certain, but DTON probably means "plant". here.

For HAEO see http://thai-language.com/id/147689#def3b

The top of the same page includes an entry from the RID which includes the scientific names for HAEO.

I don't think HAEO is a generic term for water chestnut since it includes three different species, but none of the species matches the ones you've listed.

[stoneyboy]

[recom273]

Yup .. Im a little unsure of the question, is this a Thai language question ?

As far as I know, in Thai language, the word Chestnut, that grows on a tree has no connection to a the word for Water Chestnut.

A water chestnut is Heao but its pronounced similar to an english "Hell" with a kind of 'w' instead of the 'll'..

A Chestut is something like 'Gaow Lat'

The wife is quite used to seeing Chestnuts for sale, they are cooked/sold on the streets here to the Chinese Malay tourists, the Chestnuts are imported from China, so I can see your angle, but she has never hear of them being referred to as "Heao Jinn' or 'Somwang'. The dictionary says a Chestnut tree is Dton Lat.

The plant of Water Chestnut would be called a Dton Heao.

You are correct about Trapa bicornis and Trapa natans - The are Gratchap, they look like Water Buffalo heads, i have never seen them.

I could be wrong. Try the language forum for another opinion.

[Kanga Japan]

Dear AyG, Stoneyboy and recom273,

Thank you all for your information. To make it a bit clearer, I am posting information in the Language Forum.