ซุ่ม
sûmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] hide; lie in wait
to stay hidden and wait quietly, often to watch, ambush, or surprise someone
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerซุ่มsûmซุ่มsûm1[to] hide; lie in wait2[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret3secretly; quietlyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiพุ่มไม้pûm-máai1bush; shrub2shrubbery; clump of bushesเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)
The police lay hidden behind the bushes to catch the criminal.
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เขาkǎoซุ่มsûmรอrɔɔที่tîiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaใครkraiมาหาmaa-hǎaเธอtəə
He hid and waited in front of the house since morning to see who came to visit her.
พวกเราpûuak raoไปbpaiซุ่มsûmใกล้glâiประตูทางออกbprà-dtoo taang òkแล้วláeoค่อยๆkôi kôiเฝ้าดูfâo dooความเคลื่อนไหวkwaam klêuuan wăiของkŏngเป้าหมายbpâo măai
We concealed ourselves near the exit and quietly observed the target's movements.
หน่วยลาดตระเวนnùuai-lâat-dtrà-weenซุ่มsûmรอrɔɔอยู่yùuตามdtaamแนวป่าnɛɛo-bpàaเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-moongโดยdooiไม่mâiเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดักdàkซุ่มโจมตีsûm-joom-dtiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaศัตรูsàt-dtruuเคลื่อนผ่านklʉ̂ʉan-pàan
The patrol unit lay in wait along the forest line for hours, keeping their position concealed to ambush when the enemy moved through.
2VerbB1
[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret
to do something quietly or in secret, without telling others, often preparing a surprise
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซุ่มเตรียมsûm-dtriiamซุ่มเตรียมsûm-dtriiam[to] prepare in secretเซอร์ไพรส์səə-práiเซอร์ไพรส์səə-prái1surprise2[to] surprise [sb] (by doing sth unexpected)3surprised (informal)วันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthdayไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He quietly prepared a birthday surprise without telling anyone.
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เราraoซุ่มsûmซ้อมเต้นsɔ́ɔm-dtênอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàโชว์chooให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanดูduu
We practiced dancing in secret for weeks to show our friends.
เธอterซุ่มsûmทำtamโปรเจ็กต์bpro-jèkใหม่màiเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapหวังwăngจะjàเปิดตัวbpèrt dtuuaให้hâiทุกคนtúk konว้าวwáao
She has been secretly working on a new project, hoping to reveal it and wow everyone.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtซุ่มsûmพัฒนาฟีเจอร์pát-tá-naa-fii-jə̂əนี้níiมานานmaa-naanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดตัวbpə̀ət-dtuuaพร้อมprɔ́ɔmแคมเปญkɛɛm-bpeenใหญ่yài
The company has been quietly developing this feature for a long time to launch it alongside a major campaign.
3AdverbB2
secretly; quietly
in a quiet, hidden, or stealthy manner (e.g., ทำซุ่มๆ = do it quietly/without telling)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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; makeโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkproject (work/assignment)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ซุ่มsûmซุ่มsûm1[to] hide; lie in wait2[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret3secretly; quietlyๆ-ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทีมteemทีมteemteam; groupเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He worked on this project quietly without telling anyone on the team.
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เธอtəəซุ่มsûmเก็บเงินgèp-ngənอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanโดยdooiไม่mâiพูดpûutกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanสักsàkคำkam
She quietly saved money for months without saying a word to her friends.
ผมpǒmซุ่มเตรียมsûm-dtriiamของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətให้hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛโดยdooiปิดบังbpìt-bangไม่ให้mâi-hâiใครkraiรู้rúuจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngวันwanจริงjing
I quietly prepared a birthday gift for my mom, keeping it hidden from everyone until the day.
พวกเขาpûuak kăoซุ่มsûmวางแผนwaang păenเปิดbpèrtร้านออนไลน์ráan on-laaiกันganเงียบngîiapๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเลี่ยงlîangกระแสgrà-săeกดดันgòt danจากjàakคนkonรอบตัวrôp dtuua
They quietly planned to launch an online shop to avoid pressure from people around them.
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
sûm
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 | — | — |