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Traditional
household gadgets, namely
betel nut
and
lightning tools: 1.
a betel nut
cutter, in Thai known as
takrai nihb mahk,
which is used to slice the betel seeds, as well as
betel nuts, i.e. the fruits
(fig.)
of the
areca palm (fig.);
2. a betel nut grinder, in Thai called
taban, i.e. a copper
cylindrical tool with a pestle, which is used to mash the
mixture of betel nut,
chalk and spices, making it finer and easier to chew,
as well as
some
bai chaphlu
or wild betel leaves (fig.), which
are used to wrap the mixture (fig.); a cylinder-and-piston igniter, i.e. a
primitive fire starting device or lighter, which in Thai is known as
taban fai,
as well as a woodfire; 4.
earthen oil
lamp, in
Thai
called
phaang pha theed,
as well as some
Frangipani
or
ton lanthom
(fig.)
flowers and Michelia or
jampah
flowers (fig.). |
