ขยุ้ม
kà-yûmMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] grab; clutch; scrunch up
to grab or clutch something quickly in the hand, often squeezing it into a small clump; also to scrunch or crumple something with the fingers.
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ใช้มือchái meuใช้มือchái meu[to] use one's hand(s)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleขยุ้มkà-yûmขยุ้มkà-yûm[to] grab; clutch; scrunch upดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)
The little child used his small hands to grab a clump of sand to play with.
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เธอtəəโกรธgròotมากmâakจนjonขยุ้มkà-yûmจดหมายjòt-mǎaiในnaiมือmʉʉก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàโยนyoonทิ้งtíngถังขยะtǎng-kà-yà
She was so angry that she crumpled the letter in her hand before throwing it in the trash.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทรุดตัวsút-dtuuaลงlongนั่งnângแล้วlɛ́ɛoขยุ้มkà-yûmผมpǒmตัวเองdtuua-eengด้วยdûuaiความสิ้นหวังkwaam-sîn-wǎng
When he heard the bad news, he collapsed into a seat and clutched his hair in despair.
แม่แมวmɛ̂ɛ-mɛɛoคาบkâapลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoตัวน้อยdtuua-nɔ́ɔiอย่างเบามือyàang-bao-mʉʉส่วนsùuanอีกìikตัวdtuuaก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiขาหน้าkǎa-nâaขยุ้มkà-yûmของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênอย่างสนุกสนานyàang-sà-nùk-sà-nǎan
The mother cat gently carried her little kitten, while another one playfully grabbed a toy with its front paws.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขยุ้ม said ขะ-ยุ่ม?
kà-yûm
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 | — | — |