กล้าม
glâamMeaning
1NounA2
muscle; muscles
Body tissue that contracts to produce movement; muscles of the body.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ปวดbpùuatปวดbpùuat[to] ache; [to] be in painกล้ามglâamกล้ามglâammuscle; musclesขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เดินนานdəən-naanเดินนานdəən-naan[to] walk for a long time
My leg muscles are sore after walking for a long time.
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Yesterday I lifted heavy things, so the shoulder muscles are tight.
หมอmɔ̌ɔบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiยืดyʉ̂ʉtกล้ามglâamหลังlǎngทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการgaanเจ็บjèp
The doctor told me to stretch my back muscles every morning to prevent pain.
การว่ายgaan-wâaiน้ำnáamช่วยให้chûuai-hâiกล้ามglâamหลายlǎaiส่วนsùuanทำงานtam-ngaanพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganและlɛ́ลดแรงกระแทกlót-rɛɛng-grà-tɛ̂ɛkต่อdtɔ̀ɔข้อต่อkɔ̂ɔ-dtɔ̀ɔ
Swimming helps many muscle groups work together and reduces impact on the joints.
He exercises every day until his muscles start to show clearly.
When he went on stage, he showed off his muscles and made the fans scream.
ชุดchútนี้níiรัดรูปrát-rûupไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iทำให้tam-hâiกล้ามglâamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูduuเด่นdènมากmâak
This outfit is a bit tight, making his muscles stand out a lot.
หลังlǎngลดlótไขมันkǎi-manเขาkǎoกลับมาglàp-maaมีmiiกล้ามชัดglâam-chátและlɛ́เส้นเลือดsên-lʉ̂ʉatโป่งbpòongจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanทักták
After cutting fat, his muscles became defined again with bulging veins, prompting friends to comment.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glâam
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |