ซุ่ม

sûm

Meanings

1NounB1

[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] do [sth] secretly; in secret2clumsy; awkward (Isan/colloq.)3secretly; quietly4[to] hide; lie in waitอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)พุ่มไม้pûm máaiพุ่มไม้pûm máai1bush; shrub2shrubbery; clump of bushesเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; 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] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)คนร้ายkon ráaiคนร้ายkon ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)
The police lay hidden behind the bushes to catch the criminal.
2NounB1

[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret

to do something quietly or in secret, without telling others, often preparing a surprise

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซุ่มเตรียมsûm dtriiamซุ่มเตรียมsûm dtriiam[to] prepare in secretเซอร์ไพรส์วันser-prái wanเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He quietly prepared a birthday surprise without telling anyone.
3NounB2

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] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkโปรเจกต์bproh-jèk1project (work/assignment)2project (informal endeavor/side project)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleซุ่มsûmซุ่มsûm1[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret2clumsy; awkward (Isan/colloq.)3secretly; quietly4[to] hide; lie in waitๆ-ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He worked on this project quietly without telling anyone on the team.
4NounC1

clumsy; awkward (Isan/colloq.)

informal/regional (Isan) adjective meaning clumsy, inept, or not skillful (e.g., มือซุ่ม = clumsy-handed)

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsซุ่มsûmซุ่มsûm1[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret2clumsy; awkward (Isan/colloq.)3secretly; quietly4[to] hide; lie in waitทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkตกแตกdtòk dtàekตกแตกdtòk dtàek[to] drop and shatterอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)
I’m clumsy-handed; I dropped and broke the glass again.

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