งุม
ngumMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] cover [sth]; [to] cup
to cover something by placing a hollow object over it; to cup one's hands over something
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)งุมngumงุมngum[to] cover [sth]; [to] cupแมลงเต่าทองmá-lɛɛng-dtào-tɔɔngแมลงเต่าทองmá-lɛɛng-dtào-tɔɔngladybird/ladybug (coccinellid beetle)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)หนีไปnǐi-bpaiหนีไปnǐi-bpai[to] flee; run away; escape (away)
The little child cupped his hands over the ladybug because he was afraid it would fly away.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanใช้cháiสุ่มsùmงุมngumปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnที่ซ่อนตัวtîi-sɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaอยู่ในyùu-naiน้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉnได้dâaiอย่างyàangชำนาญcham-naan
The villagers skillfully used a coop to cover the snakehead fish hiding in the shallow water.
เซียนsiianพนันpá-nanเอาaoมือmʉʉงุมngumลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎoไว้wáiบนbonโต๊ะdtóอย่างyàangมิดชิดmít-chítเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngเห็นhěnแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiผลลัพธ์pǒn-láp
The professional gambler tightly cupped his hands over the dice on the table to prevent opponents from seeing the points before revealing the result.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaใช้cháiชามchaamใบbaiใหญ่yàiงุมngumขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiแมลงวันmá-lɛɛng-wanบินbinมาmaaตอมdtɔɔmระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiรอrɔɔลูกค้าlûuk-káaมาmaaซื้อsʉ́ʉ
The vendor used a large bowl to cover the Thai desserts to prevent flies from swarming them while waiting for customers to buy.
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
ngum
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 | — | — |