งึมงัม
ngʉm-ngamMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] mumble; [to] mutter
to mumble, mutter, or speak indistinctly and quietly, often to oneself
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpûutพูดpûut[to] speak; talk; sayงึมงัมngʉm-ngamงึมงัมngʉm-ngam[to] mumble; [to] mutterคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2rumor; hearsayในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทีวีtii-wiiทีวีtii-wii1television (device)2television (broadcast medium)
Grandpa likes to mutter to himself when watching the news on TV.
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เขาkǎoบ่นbònงึมงัมngʉm-ngamเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanล่วงเวลาlûuang-wee-laaในnaiวันหยุดwan-yùt
He mumbled complaints because he was dissatisfied about having to work overtime on a holiday.
หญิงชราyǐng-chá-raaสวดมนต์sùuat-monงึมงัมngʉm-ngamอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องพระhɔ̂ng-práตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าตรู่cháo-dtrùuโดยที่dooi-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiฟังfangรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉang
The old woman has been muttering prayers in the prayer room since early morning without anyone being able to understand her.
ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangคนพูดkon pôotงึมงัมngeum-ngamมาจากmaa jàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâangแต่dtàeจับใจความjàp jai kwaamไม่ได้mâi dâaiเลยloieว่าwâaเขาkăoกำลังgam-langคุยkuiเรื่องrêuuangอะไรà-rai
I heard someone mumbling from the next room, but I couldn't catch the gist of what they were talking about at all.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngʉm
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 | — | — |