ดุ้ม

dûm

Meaning

1AdverbB2

straight ahead; single-mindedly

straight ahead without looking around; single-mindedly (typically used to describe walking straight towards a destination without paying attention to surroundings)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningดุ้มdûmดุ้มdûmstraight ahead; single-mindedlyๆ-ออกจากòk 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)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He was so angry that he just walked straight out of the room without saying anything.
3 more examples
อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua dtàeเดินdernดุ้มdûmๆ-มองmongซ้ายsáaiมองmongขวาkwăaบ้างbâangเวลาway-laaข้ามถนนkâam tà-nŏn
Don't just walk blindly straight ahead; look left and right when crossing the road.
ชายchaaiแปลกหน้าbplàek nâaเดินdernดุ้มdûmๆ-เข้ามาkâo maaในnaiร้านráanโดยdoiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiเสียงsĭiangพนักงานต้อนรับpá-nák-ngaan dtôn-ráp
A stranger walked single-mindedly into the store, ignoring the greeting of the receptionist.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangสายฝนsăai fŏnที่têeตกลงมาdtòk long maaอย่างหนักyàang nàkเธอterก้มหน้าgôm nâaเดินdernดุ้มdûmๆ-ฝ่าfàaความมืดkwaam mûetเพื่อpêuuaกลับglàpให้hâiถึงบ้านtĕung bâanเร็วreoที่สุดtêe sùt
Amidst the heavy rain, she kept her head down and walked single-mindedly through the darkness to get home as quickly as possible.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

dûm

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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