การจม
gaan-jomMeaning
1NounB1
sinking; submergence
the act or process of sinking or going below the surface of a liquid; general sinking, not the specific case of a person drowning.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneการจมgaan-jomการจมgaan-jomsinking; submergenceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-títพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-tít1the Sun2Surya; the sun godที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerริมทะเลrim-tá-leeริมทะเลrim-tá-leeseaside; by the sea; seashore; coast
We watched the sinking of the sun at the seashore.
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สาเหตุsǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngการจมgaan-jomของkɔ̌ɔngเรือrʉʉaยังอยู่yang-yùuระหว่างrá-wàangการสอบสวนgaan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuan
The cause of the ship's sinking is still under investigation.
การทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔngนี้níiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngการจมgaan-jomและlɛ́การgaanลอยlɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngวัตถุwát-tùในnaiน้ำnáam
This experiment demonstrates the sinking and floating of objects in water.
รายงานraai-ngaanฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ปัจจัยbpàt-jaiที่tîiนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการจมgaan-jomของkɔ̌ɔngแท่นขุดเจาะtɛ̂n-kùt-jɔ̀น้ำมันnám-man
This report analyzes the factors that led to the sinking of the oil rig.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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จมjomจมjom1[to] sink; go under (liquid)2[to] be immersed; be buried; be stuck (literal/figurative)3sunken; recessed; embedded[to] sink; go under (liquid)Part 2
การจมgaan-jomการจมgaan-jomsinking; submergencesinking; submergenceWord