ข่มตา
kòm-dtaaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] force oneself to sleep
to force oneself to close one's eyes and try to sleep, especially when having difficulty sleeping.
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)นอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làpนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp[to] be unable to sleep; [to] suffer from insomniaเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptข่มตาkòm-dtaaข่มตาkòm-dtaa[to] force oneself to sleep
Last night I couldn't sleep, so I had to try to force myself to sleep.
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เขาkǎoดื่มdʉ̀ʉmกาแฟgaa-fɛɛไปbpaiตอนดึกdtɔɔn-dʉ̀kเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนnɔɔnข่มตาkòm-dtaaอยู่yùuเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-moongกว่าจะgwàa-jàหลับlàp
He drank coffee late at night, so he had to lie there forcing his eyes shut for an hour before he could sleep.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàกังวลgang-wonเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamข่มตาkòm-dtaaให้hâiหลับlàpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn
Even though he was worried about work, he tried to force himself to sleep in order to rest.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganเธอtəəนอนnɔɔnข่มตาkòm-dtaaอยู่yùuนานnaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamไม่mâiคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทำtamไม่ได้mâi-dâai
After the argument, she lay forcing her eyes shut for a long time, trying not to think about what had happened, but she couldn't.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kòm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ข่มkòmข่มkòm1[to] suppress; restrain (feelings/impulses)2[to] intimidate; cow; bully3[to] overpower; subdue; dominate; oppress4[to] belittle; put down; overshadow5[to] suppress; control (pain or discomfort)[to] suppress; restrain (feelings/impulses)Part 1
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ข่มตาkòm-dtaaข่มตาkòm-dtaa[to] force oneself to sleep[to] force oneself to sleepWord