กำหนัด
gam-nàtMeanings
1NounB2
sexual desire; lust
Strong sexual desire; lust.
Examples
ความกำหนัดkwaam-gam-nàtความกำหนัดkwaam-gam-nàtlust; sexual desireเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กิเลสgì-lèetกิเลสgì-lèet1defilements (Buddhist)2base desire; cravingอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ng1one thing/kind2for one thing; on one handที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนขาดkon-kàatคนขาดkon-kàatshort-staffed; short-handedสติsà-dtìสติsà-dtì1mindfulness; present awareness; attention2presence of mind; sanity; consciousnessได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Lust is one of the defilements that can make a person lose mindfulness.
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นักบวชnák bùuatต้องdtôngฝึกฝนfèuk fŏnตนเองdton ayngเพื่อpêuuaเอาชนะao chá-náความกำหนัดkwaam gam-nàtและláeความอยากkwaam yàakทางโลกtaang lôhkอื่นๆèun èun
Monastics must train themselves to overcome lust and other worldly desires.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiหลายlǎaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโศกนาฏกรรมsòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gamมักmákมีmiiต้นตอdtôn-dtɔɔมาจากmaa-jàakความรักkwaam-rákโลภlôopโกรธgròotและlɛ́ความกำหนัดkwaam-gam-nàt
In many literary works, tragedy often stems from love, greed, anger, and lust.
จิตวิทยาjìt wít-tá-yaaอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaความกำหนัดkwaam gam-nàtเป็นbpenแรงขับraeng kàpทางชีวภาพtaang chee-wá-pâapพื้นฐานpĕun tăanของkŏngมนุษย์má-nútเพื่อpêuuaการสืบพันธุ์gaan sĕup-pan
Psychology explains that lust is a fundamental biological drive in humans for procreation.
2VerbC1
[to] feel sexual desire; lust after [sb]
To feel strong sexual desire for someone; to lust after a person.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกผิดrúu-sʉ̀k-pìtรู้สึกผิดrúu-sʉ̀k-pìt[to] feel guiltyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกำหนัดgam-nàtกำหนัดgam-nàt1sexual desire; lust2[to] feel sexual desire; lust after [sb]ในตัวnai-dtuuaในตัวnai-dtuua1built-in; integrated2on one’s person; carried with you3in [sb]/[sth] itself; inherentlyเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporter
He felt guilty that he inadvertently lusted after his girlfriend's best friend.
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แม้máeจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaนางnaangเป็นbpenภรรยาpan-rá-yaaของkŏngผู้อื่นpôo èunแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwไม่อาจmâi àatห้ามใจhâam jaiไม่ให้mâi hâiกำหนัดgam-nàtในnaiรูปโฉมrôop chŏhmของkŏngนางnaangได้dâi
Even though he knew she was another man's wife, he could not stop himself from lusting after her beauty.
ทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganกำหนัดgam-nàtในnaiความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนางสีดาnaang-sǐi-daaจนjonเป็นเหตุให้bpen-hèet-hâiเกิดgə̀ətสงครามsǒng-kraamครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài
Ravana lusted after the beauty of Sita, which became the cause of the great war.
ตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangถูกtùukครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamด้วยdûuaiกิเลสตัณหาgì-lèet-dtan-hǎaเที่ยวtîiaoกำหนัดgam-nàtในnaiสตรีsà-dtriiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaโดยdooiไม่mâiคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tam
The main character in the story was consumed by passion, lusting after women everywhere without regard for morality.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กำหนัด said กัม-หนัด?
gam-nàt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gam
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 | — | — |