จ่อมจม
jɔ̀ɔm-jomMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] sink; be submerged (literary)
To sink into water or remain submerged in it.
Examples
เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉa1boat; ship; vessel2rook (chess, makruk)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedจ่อมจมjɔ̀ɔm-jomจ่อมจมjɔ̀ɔm-jom1[to] sink; be submerged (literary)2[to] be absorbed in; be mired in (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเอาขึ้นao-kʉ̂nเอาขึ้นao-kʉ̂n1[to] bring up; [to] lift up2[to] upload [sth]; [to] put [sth] up3[to] promote [sb]; [to] appoint [sb] (to a higher position)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
The old boat has lain submerged at the bottom of the canal for years, and no one has brought it up yet.
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กว่าจะgwàa-jàลากlâakรถrótที่tîiจ่อมจมjɔ̀ɔm-jomอยู่ในyùu-naiคลองklɔɔngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaได้dâaiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔให้น้ำhâi-náamลดlótเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔn
The officers had to wait for the water level to drop before they could pull the submerged car out of the canal.
เมื่อmêuuaระดับน้ำrá-dàp námลดลงlót longซากsâakเรือreuuaที่têeจ่อมจมjòm jomอยู่ใต้yòo dtâiผิวน้ำpĭu náamมานานmaa naanหลายสิบlăai sìpปีbpeeก็gâwค่อยkôiๆ-ปรากฏให้เห็นbpraa-gòt hâi hĕnอีกครั้งèek kráng
As the water level fell, the wreck that had lain submerged for decades gradually came into view again.
ก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnที่tîiเคยkəəiใช้cháiถ่วงtùuangอวนuuanยังyangจ่อมจมjɔ̀ɔm-jomอยู่yùuก้นgônบึงbʉngแม้mɛ́ɛเชือกchʉ̂ʉakที่tîiผูกpùukไว้wáiจะjàผุpùขาดไปkàat-bpaiนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛo
The stones once used to weigh down the fishing net still lie submerged at the bottom of the pond, although the ropes attached to them rotted away long ago.
2VerbC1
[to] be absorbed in; be mired in (figurative)
To be deeply absorbed in thoughts or feelings, or caught up in a situation, especially sorrow or hardship.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เลิกกับlə̂ək-gàpเลิกกับlə̂ək-gàp[to] break up with [sb]; split up with [sb]แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจ่อมจมjɔ̀ɔm-jomจ่อมจมjɔ̀ɔm-jom1[to] sink; be submerged (literary)2[to] be absorbed in; be mired in (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ความเศร้าkwaam-sâoความเศร้าkwaam-sâosadnessจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan[to] leave home
After breaking up with his partner, he became so consumed by sadness that he did not want to leave the house.
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เธอtəəจ่อมจมjɔ̀ɔm-jomอยู่yùuกับgàpความคิดkwaam-kítเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanเสียจนsǐia-jonไม่ทันmâi-tanสังเกตsǎng-gèetว่าwâaทุกคนtúk-konกลับบ้านglàp-bâanไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
She was so absorbed in thoughts about work that she did not notice everyone had already gone home.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiหลายlǎaiปีbpiiเขาkǎoยังyangจ่อมจมjɔ̀ɔm-jomอยู่yùuกับgàpความรู้สึกผิดkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k-pìtราวกับraao-gàpไม่mâiยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiอภัยà-paiตัวเองdtuua-eengที่tîiช่วยchûuaiเธอtəəไว้wáiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Although years have passed, he remains consumed by guilt, as if refusing to forgive himself for being unable to save her.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàยอมรับyom rápความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatแล้วláeoเดินหน้าdern nâaต่อdtòเขาkăoกลับglàpจ่อมจมjòm jomอยู่yòoกับgàpความเสียใจkwaam sĭia jaiจนjonปล่อยให้bplòi hâiโอกาสดีoh-gàat deeๆ-หลุดลอยไปlùt loi bpai
Instead of accepting his mistake and moving forward, he dwelled on his regret until he let valuable opportunities slip away.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jɔ̀ɔm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |