จมน้ำ(jom náam)
Meanings
1VerbB1
to drown (die)
To die from being unable to breathe due to submersion in water.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)จมน้ำjom náamจมน้ำjom náam1to drown (die)2to be submerged; sink under waterในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)
That child drowned in the canal last year.
2VerbB1
to be submerged; sink under water
To go under the surface of water and remain there (of people or things); not necessarily resulting in death.
Examples
โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)จมน้ำjom náamจมน้ำjom náam1to drown (die)2to be submerged; sink under waterไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1[!] Go ahead; go right now2completely; all the way; way too (post‑verb/adj intensifier)3go straight on; go past; continue on (directions)
My phone fell and sank in the water.
Word Breakdown
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จมน้ำjom náamจมน้ำjom náamto drown (die)