คมๆ

kom kom

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

quite sharp; sharp-edged

reduplicated form of 'คมคมkom1sharp (edge/point)2cutting edge3keen; sharp (sense/feature)4incisive; witty (remark/thought)', meaning fairly or clearly sharp; having a thin cutting edge or a fine point.

Examples

ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleมีดmêetมีดmêetknifeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คมๆkom komคมๆkom kom1quite sharp; sharp-edged2incisive; cutting (remark)
Be careful, this knife is pretty sharp.
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แม่mâeเพิ่งpêrngซื้อséuกรรไกรgan-graiอันanใหม่màiมาmaaมันmanคมๆkom komอย่าyàaเอาไปao bpaiเล่นlênนะná
Mom just bought new scissors, they're quite sharp, so don't play with them.
ผมpŏmต้องdtôngหาhăaคัตเตอร์kát-dtêrอันanคมๆkom komมาmaaตัดกระดาษdtàt grà-dàatแข็งkăengแผ่นpàenนี้née
I need to find a fairly sharp box cutter to cut this piece of cardboard.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiรอยตัดroi dtàtเรียบสวยrîiap sŭuaiคุณkunต้องdtôngใช้cháiใบมีดbai mêetคมๆkom komและláeกรีดgrèetลงไปlong bpaiในnaiครั้งเดียวkráng diiao
If you want the cut to be smooth and nice, you have to use a pretty sharp blade and slice it in one go.
2AdjectiveB1

incisive; cutting (remark)

used of words or ideas that are pointed, clever, or biting; the reduplication adds emphasis.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofคำคมkam komคำคมkam komquote; aphorismคมๆkom komคมๆkom kom1quite sharp; sharp-edged2incisive; cutting (remark)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nètอินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nèt1the Internet2internet access/service
He likes to read sharp, clever quotes on the internet.
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นักพูดnák pûutคนkonนั้นnánใช้cháiคำพูดkam pôotคมๆkom komจิกjìkกัดgàtสังคมsăng-komจนjonคนดูkon dooหัวเราะhŭua róกันganทั้งtángห้องhông
That speaker used biting words to satirize society, making the whole audience laugh.
ฉันchănชอบchôpบทวิจารณ์bòt wí-jaanหนังnăngของเขาkŏng kăoเพราะpráwมีมุมมองmee mum-mongคมๆkom komและláeข้อคิดkôo kítดีๆdee deeเยอะyéh
I like his movie reviews because they have a lot of clever insights and good takeaways.
การดีเบตgaan dee-bètครั้งนี้kráng néeเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiวาทะwaa-táคมๆkom komที่têeแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungสติปัญญาsà-dtì bpan-yaaของkŏngผู้เข้าแข่งขันpûu kâo kàeng kănแต่ละdtàe láคนkon
This debate was full of sharp, clever exchanges that demonstrated the intellect of each competitor.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is คมๆ said คม-คม?

kom kom

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

kom

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1quite sharp; sharp-edged