ชุ่ม
chûmMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
moist; damp
Containing plenty of moisture; noticeably wet.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yencool weatherและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ใบหญ้าbai-yâaใบหญ้าbai-yâablade of grassชุ่มchûmชุ่มchûm1moist; damp2wet through; soakedด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooน้ำค้างnáam-káangน้ำค้างnáam-káangdew
This morning the air is cool and the grass blades are dewy.
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I water the plants just enough to keep the soil moist, not soggy.
After a shower, my skin feels moist and very refreshed.
2AdjectiveB1
wet through; soaked
Very wet or heavily damp with moisture.
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหลุดlùtหลุดlùt1[to] come off; come loose2[to] slip out; leak3[to] escape; get free4off-target; outside the intended boundsน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnrainwaterเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1wet; damp2[to] get wetชุ่มchûmชุ่มchûm1moist; damp2wet through; soaked
My raincoat came off, so the rain made me soaking wet.
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หลังlǎngวิ่งwîngฝ่าfàaฝนfǒnกลับบ้านglàp-bâanรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoเปียกbpìiakชุ่มchûmจนjonบีบbìipน้ำnáamออกɔ̀ɔkได้dâai
After running home through the rain, my shoes were so soaked I could squeeze water out.
ผ้าขนหนูpâa-kǒn-nǔuที่tîiตากdtàakไว้wáiไม่mâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngกลับglàpชุ่มchûmด้วยdûuaiความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnทั้งtángผืนpʉ̌ʉn
The towel left out didn’t dry and ended up thoroughly damp with moisture.
หมอกmɔ̀ɔkยามเช้าyaam-cháaoหนาnǎaจนjonหญ้าyâaชุ่มchûmเป็นbpenแถบtɛ̀ɛpทิ้งรอยtíng-rɔɔiน้ำnáamตามdtaamรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเดินผ่านdəən-pàan
The morning fog was so thick that the grass was drenched, leaving wet prints on my shoes as I walked by.
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
chûm
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 | — | — |