งั่ม(ngâm)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] bite; [to] chomp
to bite or take a bite of something, especially in an informal or playful way
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)งั่มngâmงั่มngâm1[to] bite; [to] chomp2chomp!แก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Be careful, I'll bite your cheek.
2InterjectionB1
chomp!
a word used to represent the sound or action of biting or chewing
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao1[to] chew2[to] mull over; chew on (figurative)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseงั่มๆngâm ngâmงั่มๆngâm ngâm1[!] nom nom; munch munch2[to] munch; [to] bite playfully
The little child chewed the rice loudly, going 'ngam ngam'.