กล่อม
glɔ̀ɔmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] lull; soothe to sleep
to calm or soothe someone, often by singing or speaking gently, especially to help them fall asleep
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintเพลงกล่อมpleeng-glɔ̀ɔmเพลงกล่อมpleeng-glɔ̀ɔmlullabyลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)สบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] be comfortable; feel at ease4easy; effortless
The mother sang to soothe her child until he fell asleep.
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พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoอ่านàanนิทานní-taanกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmน้องnɔ́ɔngทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหลับlàpได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
The older sister reads stories every night to soothe her little sibling to sleep.
ครูkruuใช้cháiดนตรีdon-dtreeเบาbaoๆ-กล่อมglòmเด็กdèkๆ-หลังlăngเล่นlênเสร็จsètเพื่อให้pêuua hâiผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiและláeงีบหลับngêep làp
The teacher used soft music to soothe the children after playtime so they could relax and nap.
2VerbB2
[to] coax; cajole
to persuade someone gently and persistently, often using soothing words
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmกล่อมglɔ̀ɔm1[to] lull; soothe to sleep2[to] coax; cajole3[to] trim into a rounded shapeเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooคำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuansoft; gentle; smooth (tone, manner, texture); tenderจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ไปงานbpai-ngaanไปงานbpai-ngaan[to] attend [an event]ด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellow
He gently persuaded his friend with soothing words until the friend agreed to go to the event together.
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แม่บ้านmâe bâanกล่อมglòmเจ้าของjâo kŏngให้hâiเพิ่มpêrmเงินเดือนngern deuuanโดยdoiค่อยkôiๆ-อธิบายà-tí-baaiเหตุผลhèt pŏnอย่างyàangใจเย็นjai yen
The housekeeper gently persuaded the owner to raise her salary by calmly explaining her reasons.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmชาวบ้านchaao-bâanด้วยdûuaiคำมั่นสัญญาkam-mân-sǎn-yaaและlɛ́คำพูดkam-pûutไพเราะpai-rɔ́ให้hâiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápโครงการkroong-gaan
The politician tried to gently and persistently persuade the villagers with promises and pleasing words to accept the project.
เขาkăoกล่อมglòmผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanอยู่yòoหลายlăaiวันwanด้วยdûuayการgaanคุยkuiดีdeeๆ-และláeยกตัวอย่างyók dtuua yàangผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtจนjonสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็ได้gôr dâaiอนุมัติà-nú-mát
He spent several days gently persuading the manager with pleasant talks and examples of benefits until he finally got approval.
3VerbC1
[to] trim into a rounded shape
to trim or dress something, such as wood or a post, into a pleasing rounded shape
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmกล่อมglɔ̀ɔm1[to] lull; soothe to sleep2[to] coax; cajole3[to] trim into a rounded shapeหัวเสาhǔua-sǎoหัวเสาhǔua-sǎocapital; top of a column/postไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)มนmonมนmonrounded; smoothly curvedจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneสวยขึ้นsǔuai-kʉ̂nสวยขึ้นsǔuai-kʉ̂n[to] become more beautiful
The carpenter is shaping the top of the wooden post into a rounded form to make it look nicer.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทาtaaน้ำมันnám-manเคลือบklʉ̂ʉapไม้máaiช่างchângจะjàกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmส่วนปลายsùuan-bplaaiของkɔ̌ɔngเสาsǎoให้hâiมนmonเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-ganทุกtúkต้นdtôn
Before applying the wood oil, the carpenter will round off the ends of all the posts to a uniform shape.
การgaanกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmหัวเสาhǔua-sǎoให้ได้hâi-dâaiส่วนโค้งsùuan-kóongที่tîiรับกับráp-gàpราวบันไดraao-ban-daiต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiสายตาsǎai-dtaaและlɛ́ฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngช่างchângไม่ใช่mâi-châiเพียงpiiangวัดwátขนาดkà-nàatให้hâiเท่ากันtâo-gan
Shaping the post tops into curves that complement the stair railing requires a craftsperson’s eye and skill, not merely matching measurements.
ในnaiการบูรณะgaan-buu-rá-náเรือนไม้rʉʉan-máaiหลังlǎngนี้níiช่างchângค่อยkɔ̂iกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmหัวเสาhǔua-sǎoที่tîiทำtamขึ้นใหม่kʉ̂n-màiให้hâiโค้งมนkóong-monตามdtaamแบบbɛ̀ɛpเดิมdəəmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaลักษณะlák-sà-nàงานไม้ngaan-máaiของkɔ̌ɔngเรือนrʉʉanไว้wái
While restoring this wooden house, the craftsperson carefully rounded the newly made post tops to match the original design and preserve the character of its woodwork.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
glɔ̀ɔm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |