ขมิบ
kà-mìpMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] contract; [to] clench
to tighten or draw in a body opening or muscle, especially the anus or vaginal muscles; also to purse the lips
Examples
หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiแนะนำให้náe-nam hâi[to] advise/recommend [sb] to do [sth]; suggest (that...)ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)หลังคลอดlăng klôtหลังคลอดlăng klôtpostpartum; postnatalฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)ขมิบkà-mìpขมิบkà-mìp[to] contract; [to] clenchช่องคลอดchông klôtช่องคลอดchông klôtvaginaบ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequentlyเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatกล้ามเนื้อglâam néuuaกล้ามเนื้อglâam néuuamuscle (anatomy)กระชับgrà-chápกระชับgrà-cháp1tight; snug; firm2concise; succinct3[to] tighten; make firm4[to] strengthen ties; draw closerขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
The doctor advised postpartum women to frequently practice tightening their vaginal muscles to make them firmer.
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เธอterพยายามpá-yaa-yaamขมิบkà-mìpปากbpàakกลั้นglânหัวเราะhŭua róเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnเพื่อนpêuuanแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòkมาmaaร่วมงานrûuam ngaan
She tried to purse her lips to hold back a laugh when she saw her friend wearing a funny outfit to the party.
การบริหารgaan bo-rí-hăanกล้ามเนื้อglâam néuuaอุ้งûngเชิงกรานcherng graanสามารถsăa-mâatทำได้tam dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiด้วยdûuayการgaanขมิบkà-mìpก้นgônค้างไว้káang wáiประมาณbprà-maanห้าhâaวินาทีwí-naa-teeแล้วláeoปล่อยbplòi
Pelvic floor muscle exercises can be easily done by clenching the buttocks (anus), holding for about five seconds, and then releasing.
ผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúที่tîiมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaปัสสาวะbpàt-sǎa-wáเล็ดlétควรkuuanฝึกfʉ̀kขมิบkà-mìpกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaหูhǔuรูดrûutเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiควบคุมkûuap-kumการขับถ่ายgaan-kàp-tàaiให้ดีhâi-diiขึ้นkʉ̂n
Elderly people with urinary incontinence problems should practice tightening their sphincter muscles regularly to help improve their bowel and bladder control.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขมิบ said ขะ-หมิบ?
kà-mìp
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 | — | — |