คะมำ
ká-mamMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] fall forward; plunge headlong
to fall forward; to pitch or plunge headlong
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningสะดุดsà-dùtสะดุดsà-dùt1[to] trip; stumble2[to] snag; get caught3[to] falter; be interruptedรากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw upไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหน้าคะมำnâa-ká-mamหน้าคะมำnâa-ká-mamface down; headlong; pitching forwardนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Watch your step, you might trip on a tree root and fall face first.
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He braked the bicycle suddenly, pitching forward.
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênในnaiสวนsǔuanอย่างyàangไม่mâiระมัดระวังrá-mát-rá-wangจึงjʉngสะดุดsà-dùtก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnล้มlómหน้าคะมำnâa-ká-mamจนjonได้แผลdâai-plɛ̌ɛ
The boy was running carelessly in the garden, so he tripped on a rock and fell headlong, injuring himself.
แรงระเบิดrɛɛng-rá-bə̀ətทำให้tam-hâiคนkonที่tîiยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnánเสียการทรงตัวsǐia-gaan-song-dtuuaและlɛ́ล้มคะมำlóm-ká-mamไปbpaiกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉn
The force of the explosion caused people standing in the area to lose their balance and fall headlong to the ground.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คะมำ said คะ-มัม?
ká-mam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ká
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |