ดุ่มๆ
dùm-dùmMeaning
1AdverbB2
straight ahead without looking around
walking or moving straight ahead without looking left or right, often in a purposeful way
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningดุ่มๆdùm-dùmดุ่มๆdùm-dùmstraight ahead without looking aroundออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มองmongมองmong1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He was very angry, so he walked straight out of the room without looking at anyone.
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อย่าyàaเดินdernดุ่มๆdùm-dùmข้ามถนนkâam tà-nŏnโดยdoiไม่mâiมองmongซ้ายsáaiมองmongขวาkwăaนะnáมันmanอันตรายan-dtà-raai
Don't walk straight across the street without looking left and right; it's dangerous.
ชายchaaiสวมsŭuamหมวกmùuakดำdamเดินdernดุ่มๆdùm-dùmฝ่าฝูงชนfàa fŏong chonตรงไปdtrong bpaiยังyangประตูทางออกbprà-dtoo taang òkอย่างyàangมีmeeจุดหมายjùt măai
The man in the black hat walked straight through the crowd toward the exit purposefully.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaฝนfŏnจะjàตกหนักdtòk nàkเขาkăoก็gâwยังคงyang kongก้มหน้าgôm nâaเดินdernดุ่มๆdùm-dùmต่อไปdtòr bpaiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiถึงบ้านtĕung bâanก่อนgònค่ำkâm
Even though it was raining heavily, he kept his head down and walked straight ahead to reach home before dark.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดุ่มๆ said ดุ่ม-ดุ่ม?
dùm-dùm
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |