ขำแตก
kǎm-dtɛ̀ɛkMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] burst out laughing; laugh uncontrollably (slang)
To laugh very hard or uncontrollably because something is extremely funny.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindคลิปตลกklíp-dtà-lòkคลิปตลกklíp-dtà-lòkfunny video clipแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขำแตกkǎm-dtɛ̀ɛkขำแตกkǎm-dtɛ̀ɛk[to] burst out laughing; laugh uncontrollably (slang)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Last night I watched a funny clip and cracked up.
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พอpɔɔเขาkǎoเลียนเสียงliian-sǐiangเจ้านายjâo-naaiทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ขำแตกkǎm-dtɛ̀ɛkจนjonท้องแข็งtɔ́ɔng-kɛ̌ng
When he imitated the boss's voice, everyone laughed so hard their stomachs hurt.
ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangต่อdtɔ̀ɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanขำแตกkǎm-dtɛ̀ɛkจนjonฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtรอrɔɔ
I tried to continue the story, but my friend was laughing so hard that I had to stop and wait.
ทั้งที่táng-tîiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàวางมาดwaang-mâatจริงจังjing-jangพอpɔɔเห็นhěnเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanทำหน้าทะเล้นtam-nâa-tá-lénฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ขำแตกkǎm-dtɛ̀ɛkจนjonเก็บอาการgèp-aa-gaanไม่อยู่mâi-yùu
Even though I intended to act serious, I cracked up at my friend's goofy expression and couldn't keep a straight face.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขำแตก said ขัม-แตก?
kǎm-dtɛ̀ɛk
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ขำkǎmขำkǎm1funny; amusing2[to] laugh; be amused3just for fun; jokingly (ขำ ๆ after a verb)funny; amusingPart 1
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แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)[to] crack; break; shatterPart 2
ขำแตกkǎm-dtɛ̀ɛkขำแตกkǎm-dtɛ̀ɛk[to] burst out laughing; laugh uncontrollably (slang)[to] burst out laughing; laugh uncontrollably (slang)Word