คำเวอร์
kam-wəəMeaning
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exaggerated words; over-the-top phrasing (slang)
informal/slang: wording that sounds exaggerated, over-the-top, or overly dramatic; often used to criticize hype or overstatement
Examples
โฆษณาkoo-sà-naaโฆษณาkoo-sà-naa1advertisement; ad2[to] advertise; publicize; promoteนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำเวอร์kam-wəəคำเวอร์kam-wəəexaggerated words; over-the-top phrasing (slang)เกินจริงgəən-jingเกินจริงgəən-jing1exaggerated; unrealistic2unrealistically (after verbs)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขัดหูkàt-hǔuขัดหูkàt-hǔu[to] grate on the ear; sound jarring
This advertisement uses overly exaggerated wording to the point that it sounds grating.
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อย่าyàaเขียนkǐianคำเวอร์kam-wəəเลยləəiเอาaoแบบbɛ̀ɛpเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛชัดเจนดีchát-jeen-diiกว่าgwàa
Don't write over-the-top wording; simple but clear is better.
รีวิวrii-wiuนี้níiใส่sàiคำเวอร์kam-wəəเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปั่นbpànกระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛทำให้tam-hâiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunไม่เป็นกลางmâi-bpen-glaang
This review uses hyped-up wording to stir up buzz, making the information biased.
นักการตลาดnák-gaan-dtà-làatเตือนdtʉʉanทีมtiimคอนเทนต์kɔɔn-teenว่าwâaถ้าtâaใช้cháiคำเวอร์kam-wəəมากไปmâak-bpaiลูกค้าlûuk-káaอาจàatมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaถือtʉ̌ʉ
The marketer warned the content team that if they use overly dramatic wording, customers may see it as untrustworthy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คำเวอร์ said คัม-เวอ?
kam-wəə
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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เวอร์wəəเวอร์wəə1over the top; exaggerated2[to] exaggerate; overdo it3version (abbr., slang; from Eng.)over the top; exaggeratedPart 2
คำเวอร์kam-wəəคำเวอร์kam-wəəexaggerated words; over-the-top phrasing (slang)exaggerated words; over-the-top phrasing (slang)Word