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ngâamMeaning
1NounB2
forked part; crotch; V-shaped junction
a place where one part splits into two, forming a V-shape, e.g., the fork of a branch, the frame of a slingshot, or the crotch/groin area
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)ทำรังtam-rangทำรังtam-rang[to] build a nest; [to] nestอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]ง่ามกิ่งไม้ngâam-gìng-máaiง่ามกิ่งไม้ngâam-gìng-máaifork of a branchหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
A small bird built its nest at the fork of the branch in front of the house.
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เขาkǎoเสียบsìiapกิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangไว้wáiตรงง่ามdtrong-ngâamกิ่งgìngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแตกยอดdtɛ̀ɛk-yɔ̂ɔtใหม่mài
He grafted a mango branch at the fork so it would sprout new shoots.
หนังสติ๊กnǎng-sà-dtíkทำจากtam-jàakง่ามngâamไม้máaiรูปตัวrûup-dtuuaวีwiiและlɛ́ยางเส้นyaang-sênยืดyʉ̂ʉtสำหรับsǎm-ràpยิงyingลูกหินlûuk-hǐn
A slingshot is made from a V-shaped wooden fork and elastic bands for shooting pebbles.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakง่ามngâamไม้máaiที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiโครงkroongยึดyʉ́tรับrápแรงกดrɛɛng-gòtได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่mâiหักhàk
The carpenter selects an especially sturdy forked piece of wood so the frame can bear pressure without breaking.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngâam
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |