ก้มหน้า
gôm-nâaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] bow/lower one's head
to bend or tilt the head forward so the face points downward
Examples
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When my neck hurt, the doctor told me to try bending my head forward slowly.
The children bent their heads down to look at the ants walking on the ground.
เวลาway-laaเดินกลางdern glaangแดดdàetจ้าๆjâa jâaฉันchănต้องdtôngก้มหน้าgôm nâaตลอดทางdtà-lòt taangเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiแสบตาsàep dtaa
When walking under the bright sun, I have to keep my head bent down the whole way to avoid the glare.
2VerbB2
[to] submit resignedly; carry on without protest
To accept one's circumstances and continue doing something resignedly, without resisting or complaining.
Examples
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)ไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toก้มหน้าgôm-nâaก้มหน้าgôm-nâa1[to] bow/lower one's head2[to] submit resignedly; carry on without protestทำต่อไปtam-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiทำต่อไปtam-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai[to] continue; [to] keep goingเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardหางานhǎa-ngaanหางานhǎa-ngaan[to] look for a job; seek employmentใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Although he dislikes this job, he has to resign himself to carrying on because he hasn't found another one yet.
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เธอtəəไม่เคยmâi-kəəiบ่นbònเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangหนี้nîiได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛก้มหน้าgôm-nâaทำงานtam-ngaanหาเงินhǎa-ngənใช้คืนchái-kʉʉn
She never complains about her debts; she just accepts her situation and keeps working to pay them off.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukเพิ่มpə̂əmงานngaanโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiค่าจ้างkâa-jâangเพิ่มpə̂əmพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konก็gɔ̂ยังyangก้มหน้าgôm-nâaทำต่อไปtam-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàตกงานdtòk-ngaanหากhàakทักท้วงták-túuang
Even though they were given more work without extra pay, many employees resigned themselves to carrying on, afraid they would lose their jobs if they objected.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakพยายามpá-yaa-yaamคัดค้านkát-káanอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiรับฟังráp-fangเธอtəəจึงjʉngได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛก้มหน้าgôm-nâaทำตามtam-dtaamคำสั่งkam-sàngทั้งที่táng-tîiรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaไม่ยุติธรรมmâi-yú-dtì-tam
After repeatedly objecting without anyone listening, she could only resign herself to following orders, even though she felt it was unfair.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ก้มหน้าgôm-nâaก้มหน้าgôm-nâa[to] bow/lower one's head[to] bow/lower one's headWord