ก้มหัว
gôm-hǔuaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] bow one's head
to lower one's head, for example as a sign of respect or to look down.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningก้มหัวgôm-hǔuaก้มหัวgôm-hǔua1[to] bow one's head2[to] submit; [to] yieldมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)ตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaall the time; constantly
He walked with his head lowered, looking at the ground the whole time.
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นักเรียนnák-riianทุกคนtúk-konก้มหัวgôm-hǔuaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผู้อำนวยการpûu-am-nuuai-gaanเดินผ่านdəən-pàan
All the students lowered their heads to show respect when the principal walked past.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngก้มหัวgôm-hǔuaเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiชนchonขอบkɔ̀ɔpประตูbprà-dtuuที่tîiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangเตี้ยdtîia
He had to lower his head to avoid hitting the rather low doorframe.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂นั่งนิ่งnâng-nîngและlɛ́ก้มหัวgôm-hǔuaลงlongมองmɔɔngมือmʉʉของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengที่tîiประสานกันbprà-sǎan-ganอยู่yùuบนbonโต๊ะdtó
Upon hearing the bad news, she sat still and lowered her head, looking at her own hands clasped on the table.
2VerbB2
[to] submit; [to] yield
to submit, yield, or surrender to authority or pressure.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนรักkon-rákคนรักkon-ráklover; sweetheart; romantic partnerความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamjustice; fairness; equityไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ก้มหัวgôm-hǔuaก้มหัวgôm-hǔua1[to] bow one's head2[to] submit; [to] yieldให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)อำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1power; authority2jurisdiction; legal authority3influence4force; mightที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ถูกต้องmâi-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngไม่ถูกต้องmâi-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngincorrect; wrong
He is a man who loves justice and refuses to bow to wrongful authority.
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngก้มหัวgôm-hǔuaให้hâiขุนนางkǔn-naangผู้pûuปกbpòkครองเมืองkrɔɔng-mʉʉang
In the old days, villagers had to submit to the nobles who ruled the town.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpแรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaจะjàไม่mâiก้มหัวgôm-hǔuaให้กับhâi-gàpความไม่เป็นธรรมkwaam-mâi-bpen-tam
Even though he had to face immense pressure, he insisted that he would not surrender to injustice.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtเล็กๆlék lékหลายแห่งlăai hàengจำใจjam jaiต้องdtôngก้มหัวgôm hŭuaให้hâiบริษัทใหญ่bò-rí-sàt yàiเพื่อpêuuaความอยู่รอดkwaam yòo rôtในnaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt
Many small companies are forced to yield to large corporations in order to survive in business.
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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ก้มหัวgôm-hǔuaก้มหัวgôm-hǔua[to] bow one's head[to] bow one's headWord