ขม
kŏm
Meanings
1NounA2
bitter (taste)
having a strong, sharp, unpleasant taste like quinine or black coffee
Examples
กาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขมkŏmขมkŏm1bitter (taste)2bitter; painful (emotion)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่ใส่น้ำตาลmâi sài nám-dtaanไม่ใส่น้ำตาลmâi sài nám-dtaanno sugar; unsweetened
This cup of coffee is very bitter because I didn’t add sugar.
2NounB2
bitter; painful (emotion)
causing or showing harsh, painful feeling; emotionally bitter
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ในใจnai jaiในใจnai jai1inwardly; to oneself2inwardly; internallyยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ขมkŏmขมkŏm1bitter (taste)2bitter; painful (emotion)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maaที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maa1past; previous; last (time already passed)2previously; earlier; so far (context-dependent)
She did smile, but inside she was still bitter about what happened.