งม
ngomMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] feel around for [sth]; search by touch
To search for [sth] by feeling with the hands, especially underwater or in mud where it cannot be seen.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherงมngomงมngom1[to] feel around for [sth]; search by touch2[to] fumble; search blindlyหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactแหวนwɛ̌ɛnแหวนwɛ̌ɛn1ring (finger jewelry)2classifier: วง3toroidal ring/annulus (technical)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creek
The villagers helped each other search for the ring in the canal by feeling around.
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เขาkǎoกระโดดgrà-dòotลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiน้ำnáamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàงมngomโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpที่tîiเขาkǎoทำtamตกdtòkไว้wái
He jumped into the water to search for the phone he had dropped.
ตอนdtonไฟดับfai dàpฉันchănต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiงมngomหาhăaกล่องglòngไม้ขีดไฟmái kèet faiในnaiความมืดkwaam mûet
When the power went out, I had to slowly grope for the matchbox in the dark.
ทีมtiimนักประดาน้ำnák-bprà-daa-náamต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaนานnaanหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongในnaiการgaanงมngomหาhǎaวัตถุพยานwát-tù-pá-yaanสำคัญsǎm-kanใต้น้ำdtâai-náamที่tîiขุ่นkùnมากmâak
The team of divers had to spend many hours searching by feeling around in the very murky water for crucial evidence.
2VerbB2
[to] fumble; search blindly
To look for something without clear information or visibility; to grope about aimlessly.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîi1map2classifier: ฉบับ / แผ่น3game map; playable game areaเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3[to] remain; stay unchanged4lasting; enduring5firm; steady; stable6[to] keep; retain; preserve7corn; maize (Southern Thai)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)งมngomงมngom1[to] feel around for [sth]; search by touch2[to] fumble; search blindlyหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmhotel; lodging establishmentกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
Without a map, we would probably have to drive around aimlessly looking for the hotel for a long time.
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การแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaนี้níiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanการgaanงมngomเข็มkěmในnaiมหาสมุทรmá-hǎa-sà-mùtเพราะprɔ́เราraoไม่มีmâi-miiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
Solving this problem is like finding a needle in a haystack because we have no information at all.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiต้องdtɔ̂ngงมngomคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanนี้níiอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiปีbpiiจนกระทั่งjon-grà-tângมีmiiทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiใหม่màiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
Researchers had to search aimlessly for an answer to this phenomenon for many years until a new theory emerged.
การgaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเขียนโค้ดkǐian-kóotเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้บั๊กgɛ̂ɛ-bákโดยdooiไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiสาเหตุsǎa-hèetที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiต่างdtàangอะไรà-raiกับgàpการงมหาทางgaan-ngom-hǎa-taangในnaiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
Trying to write code to fix a bug without understanding the root cause is no different from groping for a way in the dark.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngom
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 | — | — |