ดอม
dɔɔmMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] smell [sth]; [to] sniff
to smell, sniff, or inhale the fragrance of something (typically flowers; often used in a poetic or literary context)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นผีhěn-pǐiเห็นผีhěn-pǐi[to] see a ghostเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดอมดมdɔɔm-domดอมดมdɔɔm-dom[to] sniff [sth] gently; smell [sth] lightlyดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I see butterflies flying in to sniff the flowers in the front garden every morning.
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แมลงภู่má-lɛɛng-pûuบินbinมาดmâatอมomดอกบัวdɔ̀ɔk-buuaที่tîiกำลังgam-langเบ่งบานbèng-baanในnaiสระน้ำsà-náam
A carpenter bee flies to sniff the blooming lotus in the pond.
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหลับตาlàp-dtaaลงlongและlɛ́ดอมdɔɔmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmของkɔ̌ɔngดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líที่tîiบานสะพรั่งbaan-sà-prângท่ามกลางtâam-glaangแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-jan
The young woman closed her eyes and inhaled the fragrance of the blooming jasmine in the moonlight.
กวีgà-wiiมักจะmák-jàเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความรักkwaam-rákเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiแสนsɛ̌ɛnสวยsǔuaiที่tîiรอrɔɔให้hâiหมู่mùuมวลmuuanภมรpá-mɔɔnบินbinมาmaaดอมดมdɔɔm-dom
Poets often compare love to a beautiful flower waiting for a swarm of bees to fly over and inhale its scent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dɔɔm
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |