ดุ่ม
dùmMeaning
1AdverbB2
straight ahead; heedlessly
straight ahead or heedlessly, without paying attention to people or things around one, usually used about walking
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningดุ่มdùmดุ่มdùmstraight ahead; heedlesslyออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He was very angry, so he walked straight out of the room without saying anything to anyone.
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ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunซอยsoiนี้néeมืดmêuutมากmâakฉันchănจึงjeungได้แต่dâai dtàeเดินdernดุ่มๆdùm-dùmกลับบ้านglàp bâanโดยdoiไม่mâiกล้ามglâamองongข้างทางkâang taang
The alley is very dark at night, so I just walked heedlessly back home without daring to look at the side of the road.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiอยู่yùuข้างหน้าkâang-nâaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เดินdəənดุ่มdùmเข้าไปkâo-bpaiหาhǎaทันทีtan-tiiโดยdooiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua
Seeing the target ahead, he walked straight towards it immediately without paying attention to his surroundings.
การเดินgaan-dəənดุ่มdùmไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaโดยdooiไม่mâiฟังfangคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคุณkunพบกับpóp-gàpอันตรายan-dtà-raaiได้dâai
Walking blindly forward without listening to the warnings of others might put you in danger.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dùm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |