ขมำ
kà-mǎmMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] pitch forward; [to] fall headlong
to pitch forward, plunge, or fall headlong
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 runningสะดุดsà-dùtสะดุดsà-dùt1[to] trip; stumble2[to] snag; get caught3[to] falter; be interruptedก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnstone; rockจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ขมำkà-mǎmขมำkà-mǎm[to] pitch forward; [to] fall headlong
He tripped over a rock and fell headlong.
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อย่าyàaวิ่งwîngเร็วเกินไปreo-gəən-bpaiในnaiที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàล้มlómหน้าnâaขมำkà-mǎmเอาaoได้dâai
Don't run too fast in the dark, you might pitch forward and fall.
รถเมล์rót mayเบรกbèekกะทันหันgà-tan-hănทำให้tam hâiผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanที่têeยืนอยู่yeun yòoหลายคนlăai konหน้าnâaขมำkà-mămไปตามbpai dtaamๆ-กันgan
The sudden braking of the bus caused several standing passengers to pitch forward.
เธอtəəเสียหลักsǐia-làkตอนdtɔɔnกำลังgam-langเดินdəənลงlongบันไดban-daiที่tîiสูงชันsǔung-chanและlɛ́เกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàล้มlómหน้าnâaขมำkà-mǎmลงมาlong-maa
She lost her balance while coming down the steep stairs and almost plunged headlong.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขมำ said ขะ-หมัม?
kà-mǎm
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |