งุ้ม
ngúmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
hooked; curving inward
hooked, curving inward, or bending downward (typically used to describe a nose, beak, or claw)
Examples
นกแก้วnók-gɛ̂ɛoนกแก้วnók-gɛ̂ɛoparrotตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจะงอยปากjà-ngɔɔi-bpàakจะงอยปากjà-ngɔɔi-bpàakbeak; bill (of a bird)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงุ้มngúmงุ้มngúmhooked; curving inwardและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngstrong; healthy; fitมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That parrot has a hooked and very strong beak.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonที่tîiมีmiiจมูกjà-mùukโด่งdòongและlɛ́งุ้มngúmเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanชาวตะวันตกchaao-dtà-wan-dtòk
He is someone who has a high and hooked nose like a Westerner.
นกอินทรีnók-in-siiใช้cháiกรงเล็บgrong-lépที่tîiแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-komและlɛ́งุ้มngúmในnaiการgaanตะครุบdtà-krúpเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
The eagle uses its sharp, hooked claws to pounce on prey with precision.
แม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉนิทานní-taanมักจะmák-jàถูtǔuกวาดgwàatให้hâiมีmiiจมูกjà-mùukงุ้มngúmและlɛ́มีmiiใบหน้าbai-nâaที่tîiน่ากลัวnâa-gluua
Witches in storybooks are often drawn with hooked noses and scary faces.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngúm
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |