ค่ำคืน
kâm-kʉʉnMeaning
1NounA2
night; nighttime
The night or nighttime, often in literary or poetic language.
Examples
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We took a walk by the river on a cool, breezy night.
He likes to photograph the sky on nights when the stars are bright.
ค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnหลังlǎngฝนพรำfǒn-pramทำให้tam-hâiเมืองmʉʉangดูduuนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanและlɛ́เงาสะท้อนngao-sà-tɔ́ɔnงดงามngót-ngaamบนbonถนนtà-nǒn
On a drizzly night, the city looks gentle and the reflections on the streets are beautiful.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kâm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow lateevening; duskPart 1
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คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)nighttime; nightPart 2
ค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnnight; nighttimenight; nighttimeWord