ดาม
daamMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] splint; immobilize
to secure or support a broken or injured body part with a splint, brace, or similar device to keep it in place
Examples
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care forช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ดามdaamดามdaam1[to] splint; immobilize2[to] brace; prop upข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉwristเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเฝือกfʉ̀ʉakเฝือกfʉ̀ʉakmedical splint/castอ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatกระดูกgrà-dùukกระดูกgrà-dùukboneอยู่กับที่yùu-gàp-tîiอยู่กับที่yùu-gàp-tîi1[to] stay put; remain in place2stationary; motionless3[to] remain unchanged; stagnate
The nurse splinted his wrist with a soft cast to keep the bone in place.
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หลังlăngหกล้มhòk lómหมอmŏrก็gâwรีบดามขาrêep daam kăaไว้ก่อนwái gònแล้วláeoค่อยkôiส่งไปsòng bpaiเอกซเรย์èk-sà-ray
After the fall, the doctor quickly braced the leg first, then sent him for an X-ray.
กู้ภัยgûu-paiใช้cháiแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiดามdaamกระดูกสันหลังgrà-dùuk-sǎn-lǎngผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótการเคลื่อนไหวgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-wǎiระหว่างrá-wàangเคลื่อนย้ายklʉ̂ʉan-yáai
Rescuers used a board to immobilize the victim’s spine to minimize movement during transport.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaต้องdtɔ̂ngดามdaamข้อเท้าkɔ̂ɔ-táaoด้วยdûuaiเฝือกfʉ̀ʉakพยุงpá-yungชนิดchá-nítพิเศษpí-sèetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการเคลื่อนgaan-klʉ̂ʉanซ้ำsámระหว่างrá-wàangฟื้นตัวfʉ́ʉn-dtuua
The athlete had to brace the ankle with a special support to prevent re-dislocation during recovery.
2VerbB2
[to] brace; prop up
to support or prop something to prevent it from bending, breaking, or shifting
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondท่อนดามคานtɔ̂n-daam-kaanท่อนดามคานtɔ̂n-daam-kaanbeam brace; bracing memberไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventแอ่นɛ̀ɛnแอ่นɛ̀ɛn1[to] arch; bend outward; protrude2arched; curved outwardตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pour
The worker used two pieces of wood to prop the beam so it wouldn’t sag during heavy rain.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngดามกิ่งdaam-gìngที่tîiหักhàkด้วยdûuaiไม้ไผ่máai-pàiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมันmanเอียงiiangล้มlóm
We need to prop the broken branch with bamboo so it won’t tilt and fall.
เขาkăoวางwaangอิฐดามฐานìt daam tăanตู้dtôoให้hâiมั่นคงmân kongเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganการgaanโยกyôhkเมื่อmêuuaเปิดปิดbpèrt bpìtบ่อยbòiๆ-
He placed bricks to support the cabinet’s base to prevent wobbling from frequent opening and closing.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapดามdaamขาตั้งกล้องkǎa-dtâng-glɔ̂ngด้วยdûuaiเชือกchʉ̂ʉakและlɛ́เสาsǎoเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiสั่นไหวsàn-wǎiตอนdtɔɔnลมแรงlom-rɛɛng
The photographer braced the tripod with a rope and a pole to keep it from shaking in strong wind.
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
daam
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 | — | — |