จมดิน
jom-dinMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] sink into the ground
to go down into or be covered by the ground or soil
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแหวนwɛ̌ɛnแหวนwɛ̌ɛn1ring (finger jewelry)2classifier: วง3toroidal ring/annulus (technical)ตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpai[to] fall down; [to] fall into [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โคลนkloonโคลนkloon1mud2[to] cloneแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจมดินjom-dinจมดินjom-din1[to] sink into the ground2[to] be utterly ruined (fig.)หายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)
He dropped his ring in the mud and it sank into the ground and disappeared.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngตอกเสาเข็มdtɔ̀ɔk-sǎo-kěmให้hâiจมดินjom-dinลงlongไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngชั้นดินchán-dinแข็งkɛ̌ng
We have to drive the piles down into the ground until they reach the hard soil layer.
แผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiทำให้tam-hâiบ้านbâanหลายlǎaiหลังlǎngทรุดตัวsút-dtuuaจมดินjom-din
The great earthquake caused many houses to collapse and sink into the ground.
สมบัติsǒm-bàtของkɔ̌ɔngโจรสลัดjoo-sà-làtในnaiตำนานdtam-naanถูกtùukเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaยังคงyang-kongจมดินjom-dinอยู่yùuบนbonเกาะร้างgɔ̀-ráangแห่งhɛ̀ngนั้นnán
The legendary pirate treasure is believed to still be buried in the ground on that deserted island.
2VerbB2
[to] be utterly ruined (fig.)
to be in a state of utter ruin, disgrace, or irrecoverable loss (figurative)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลงทุนlong-tunลงทุนlong-tun1[to] invest (money; resources)2to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)ผิดพลาดpìt-plâatผิดพลาดpìt-plâat1[to] be wrong; be erroneous2faulty; incorrectจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jà1almost; nearly2hardly; scarcely (with ไม่)จมดินjom-dinจมดินjom-din1[to] sink into the ground2[to] be utterly ruined (fig.)
He made a bad investment, causing the family business to be almost completely ruined.
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หลังจากlăng jàakติดdtìtการพนันgaan pá-nanชีวิตchee-wítของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiจมดินjom dinลงlongเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
After getting addicted to gambling, his life gradually sank into ruin.
ข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoเพียงpiiangข่าวkàaoเดียวdiiaoก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatทำให้tam-hâiอาชีพaa-chîipนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจมดินjom-dinได้dâaiในทันทีnai-tan-tii
Just one scandal could instantly bring his political career to utter ruin.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่tîiเคยkəəiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiต้องdtɔ̂ngจมดินjom-dinไปbpaiเพราะprɔ́การบริหารgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanที่tîiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatของkɔ̌ɔngผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanรุ่นใหม่rûn-mài
The once-great company was driven into the ground due to the mismanagement of the new generation of executives.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jom
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จมjomจมjom1[to] sink; go under (liquid)2[to] be immersed; be buried; be stuck (literal/figurative)3sunken; recessed; embedded[to] sink; go under (liquid)Part 1
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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 2
จมดินjom-dinจมดินjom-din[to] sink into the ground[to] sink into the groundWord