คำราม
kam-raamMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] roar; growl; thunder
To make a deep, loud, prolonged sound like that of a large animal, engine, or thunder; to roar or growl.
Examples
สิงโตsǐng-dtooสิงโตsǐng-dtoolionกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesคำรามkam-raamคำรามkam-raam[to] roar; growl; thunderเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtzoo
The lion is roaring loudly at the zoo.
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Last night a storm hit, and the thunder roared nonstop until the house shook.
เครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonเก่าgàoคำรามkam-raamลั่นlânเมื่อmêuuaคนขับkon kàpเหยียบyìiapคันเร่งkan rêngแรงraengๆ-
The old engine roared when the driver pressed hard on the accelerator.
หมาmăaตัวนั้นdtuua nánไม่mâiเห่าhàoแต่dtàeมันmanคำรามkam-raamต่ำdtàmๆ-เตือนdteuuanคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaให้hâiถอยห่างtŏi hàang
That dog didn’t bark; it growled in a low tone to warn the stranger to back off.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คำราม said คัม-ราม?
kam-raam
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kam
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 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
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คำรามkam-raamคำรามkam-raam[to] roar; growl; thunder[to] roar; growl; thunderWord