ก้าม
gâamMeaning
1NounA2
claw; pincer (of crustaceans)
the hard, movable claw or pincer of animals such as crabs and lobsters; also used for similar grasping appendages in some arthropods
Examples
ปูbpuuปูbpuu1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoก้ามgâamก้ามgâamclaw; pincer (of crustaceans)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)
A crab has two claws.
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Yesterday I got pinched by a crab's claw.
Tomorrow my dad will teach me to catch shrimp by avoiding their claws.
นักชีววิทยาnák chee-wá-wít-tá-yaaอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaก้ามgâamของkŏngล็อบสเตอร์lóp-dtêrใช้cháiทั้งtángป้องกันตัวbpông-gan dtuuaและláeจับjàpเหยื่อyèuuaเพราะpráwมันmanแข็งkăengและláeขยับkà-yàpได้dâi
The biologist explained that a lobster's claws are used both for defense and for catching prey, because they are hard and movable.
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
gâam
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 | — | — |