คุ้ม

kúm

Meanings

1NounA2

worth it; good value

giving good value for the money, time, or effort spent; worthwhile

Examples

ตั๋วหนังdtŭua năngตั๋วหนังdtŭua năngmovie ticket; cinema ticketลดราคาlót raa-kaaลดราคาlót raa-kaa1[to] discount; [to] reduce the price2on sale; discounted3price markdown; discount eventวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)คุ้มkúmคุ้มkúm1to guard; protect2under protection; protected3spirit guardian (Northern/Isan)4worth it; good valueมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
The discounted movie ticket today is really worth it.
2NounB2

to guard; protect

to watch over and keep safe; to act as a guardian

Examples

ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toคุ้มkúmคุ้มkúm1to guard; protect2under protection; protected3spirit guardian (Northern/Isan)4worth it; good valueหลานๆlăan lăanหลานๆlăan lăan1grandchildren (plural)2nieces and nephews (plural)3you kids; youngsters (address)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เดินข้ามdern kâamเดินข้ามdern kâam[to] walk across [sth]; [to] cross on footถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)อันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardous
Grandma usually watches over the grandchildren when they cross the street to keep them safe.
3NounB2

under protection; protected

being guarded or kept safe; under someone’s protection

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]พื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3local; on-site; field (modifier)4field; scope (figurative)คุ้มkúmคุ้มkúm1to guard; protect2under protection; protected3spirit guardian (Northern/Isan)4worth it; good valueของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterทัศนศึกษาtát-sà-ná-sèuk-săaทัศนศึกษาtát-sà-ná-sèuk-săafield trip; study visit
The children were within the teacher’s protection throughout the field trip.
4NounC1

spirit guardian (Northern/Isan)

a tutelary spirit believed to protect a place or community (regional/archaic use)

Examples

คนแก่kon gàeคนแก่kon gàeelderly person; old personในหมู่nai mòoในหมู่nai mòoamong; amidst; within (a group)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคุ้มคอยkúm koiคุ้มคอยkúm koi[to] guard while waiting; watch over temporarilyคุ้มครองkúm krongคุ้มครองkúm krong1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policyวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureและláeและláeand (coordinating)ลำห้วยlam hûayลำห้วยlam hûaystream; brook; creekใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearly
The elders in the village say there is a tutelary spirit protecting the temple and the nearby stream.

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