ซุ่มรอ
sûm-rɔɔMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] lie in wait; [to] wait in ambush
to hide and wait secretly for someone or something, often in order to surprise or attack them
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesซุ่มรอsûm-rɔɔซุ่มรอsûm-rɔɔ[to] lie in wait; [to] wait in ambushจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceหนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)อยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
That cat is hiding and waiting to catch a mouse at the corner of the room.
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ช่างภาพchâang-pâapแอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiซุ่มรอsûm-rɔɔถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupดาราdaa-raaหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้ามืดcháo-mʉ̂ʉt
The photographer secretly went to hide and wait to take pictures of the celebrity in front of their house since early morning.
ตำรวจนอกเครื่องแบบdtam-rùuat-nɔ̂ɔk-krʉ̂ʉang-bɛ̀ɛpหลายlǎaiนายnaaiกระจายgrà-jaaiกำลังgam-langกันganซุ่มรอsûm-rɔɔผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaอยู่ที่yùu-tîiจุดนัดjùt-nátส่งมอบsòng-mɔ̂ɔpยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìt
Several plainclothes police officers spread out and lay in wait for the suspect at the drug delivery rendezvous point.
สิงโตsǐng-dtooมักจะmák-jàซุ่มรอsûm-rɔɔเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอยู่ในyùu-naiพงหญ้าpong-yâaสูงsǔungเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiสัตว์sàtที่tîiมันmanต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanล่าlâaรู้ตัวrúu-dtuua
Lions usually lie in wait for their prey in the tall grass so that the animals they want to hunt do not notice them.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ซุ่มsûmซุ่มsûm1[to] hide; lie in wait2[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret3secretly; quietly[to] hide; lie in waitPart 1
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ซุ่มรอsûm-rɔɔซุ่มรอsûm-rɔɔ[to] lie in wait; [to] wait in ambush[to] lie in wait; [to] wait in ambushWord