จมหาย
jom-hǎaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] sink and disappear
to go under and disappear from sight, often in water; also used figuratively for something that vanishes without a trace
Examples
กุญแจรถgun-jɛɛ-rótกุญแจรถgun-jɛɛ-rótcar keyของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3[to] remain; stay unchanged4lasting; enduring5firm; steady; stable6[to] keep; retain; preserve7corn; maize (Southern Thai)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)จมหายไปjom-hǎai-bpaiจมหายไปjom-hǎai-bpai1[to] sink and disappear2[to] vanish; [to] disappear without a traceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่เจอmâi-jəəไม่เจอmâi-jəə[to] not find [sth/sb]
My car keys must have dropped and disappeared into the pile of sand; I can't find them anywhere.
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เรือrʉʉaลำเล็กlam-lékถูกtùukคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnซัดsátจนjonจมหายไปjom-hǎai-bpaiในnaiทะเลtá-leeอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The small boat was hit by waves and quickly sank, disappearing into the sea.
เรื่องราวrêuuang raaoของkŏngวีรบุรุษwee-rá-bù-rùtคนkonนั้นnánค่อยๆkôi kôiเลือนลางleuuan laangและláeจมหายไปjom hăai bpaiกับgàpกาลเวลาgaan way-laaจนjonคนรุ่นหลังkon rûn lăngแทบtâepไม่mâiรู้จักrúu jàk
The story of that hero gradually faded and vanished with time, to the point that the younger generation barely knows of him.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangข้อมูลข่าวสารkôr-moon kàao-săanที่têeท่วมท้นtûuam tónความจริงkwaam jingในnaiหลายๆlăai lăaiเรื่องrêuuangมักจะmák jàจมหายไปjom hăai bpaiจนjonยากyâakที่จะtêe jàสืบค้นsèup kónได้dâi
Amidst the overwhelming flood of information, the truth in many matters often vanishes, becoming difficult to trace.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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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หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)[to] disappear; be gonePart 2
จมหายjom-hǎaiจมหายjom-hǎai[to] sink and disappear[to] sink and disappearWord