ก้ม
gômMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] bend down; bow one’s head
to incline the head or upper body downward; to bend or bow one’s head
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก้มgômก้มgôm[to] bend down; bow one’s headดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
He bends down to look at his shoes.
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She bent down to pick up the pencil that just fell under the table.
ผมpŏmต้องdtôngก้มศีรษะgôm sĭi-sàลอดlôtประตูbprà-dtuuเตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîiaเวลาway-laaเข้าkâoห้องเก็บของhông gèp kŏng
I have to bend my head to pass under the low door when entering the storage room.
ระหว่างrá-wàangเดินdəənในnaiสวนsǔuanไผ่pàiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngก้มตัวgôm-dtuuaหลบlòpกิ่งgìngที่tîiยื่นyʉ̂ʉnขวางทางkwǎang-taangอยู่yùuตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
While walking in the bamboo grove, we had to bend our bodies to avoid branches jutting across the path.
He lowered his head to apologize to the teacher sincerely.
ผมpǒmก้มgômให้hâiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiam
I bowed my head to elders to show respect according to custom.
The boy lowered his head to admit his fault when he broke the glass.
เมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokตำหนิdtam-nìอย่างหนักyàang nàkเขาkăoได้แต่dâai dtàeก้มศีรษะgôm sĭi-sàรับคำráp kamและláeกล่าวglàaoขออภัยkŏr à-paiเบาbaoๆ-
After being harshly criticized, he could only lower his head to accept the words and softly apologize.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gôm
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 | — | — |