ตรอมตรม
dtrɔɔm-dtromMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] grieve deeply; [to] be heartbroken
to feel deep, lasting sorrow, often after a loss; sometimes to the point of becoming weak or wasting away
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)สามีsăa-meeสามีsăa-meehusband (formal/neutral)เสียชีวิตsĭia chee-wítเสียชีวิตsĭia chee-wít[to] die; pass away (polite/formal)คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเอาแต่ao dtàeเอาแต่ao dtàeonly; nothing butตรอมตรมdtròm-dtromตรอมตรมdtròm-dtrom1[to] grieve deeply; [to] be heartbroken2deeply sad; grief-strickenจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] split; cut open2[to] perform surgery; operate on3[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)ยyผอมpŏmผอมpŏmthin; slim; skinnyลงไปlong bpaiลงไปlong bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
After her husband passed away, the grandmother grieved so much that she became very thin.
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เขาkǎoตรอมตรมdtrɔɔm-dtromอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanเพราะprɔ́ผิดหวังpìt-wǎngจากjàakความรักkwaam-rákจนjonไม่mâiเป็นbpenอันanกินginอันanนอนnɔɔn
He languished in sorrow for several months due to a broken heart, to the point where he couldn't eat or sleep properly.
เจ้าของธุรกิจjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-tú-rá-gìtตรอมตรมdtrɔɔm-dtromอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกิจการgìt-jà-gaanที่tîiสร้างsâangมากับmaa-gàpมือmʉʉต้องdtɔ̂ngล้มละลายlóm-lá-laaiลงlong
The business owner wasted away in deep sorrow when the company he built with his own hands went bankrupt.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiนางสีดาnaang-sǐi-daaต้องdtɔ̂ngตรอมตรมdtrɔɔm-dtromเพราะprɔ́พลัดพรากplát-prâakจากjàakพระรามprá-raamเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naan
In Thai literature, Sida had to waste away in sorrow from being separated from Phra Ram for a long time.
2AdjectiveB2
deeply sad; grief-stricken
feeling deep and lasting sorrow; depressed or heartsick
Examples
หัวใจhǔua-jaiหัวใจhǔua-jai1heart (organ)2heart; feelings3core; essence; crux4mnemonic formula; abbreviated formulaของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตรอมตรมdtrɔɔm-dtromตรอมตรมdtrɔɔm-dtrom1[to] grieve deeply; [to] be heartbroken2deeply sad; grief-strickenเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)รักเธอrák-təəรักเธอrák-təəI love youแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Her heart was full of sorrow when she found out he didn't love her anymore.
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ชีวิตchii-wítของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiความkwaamตรอมตรมdtrɔɔm-dtromหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoในnaiการสอบเข้าgaan-sɔ̀ɔp-kâoมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
His life was filled with deep sorrow after he failed the university entrance exam.
แม้mɛ́ɛใบหน้าbai-nâaจะjàยิ้มแย้มyím-yɛ́ɛmแต่dtɛ̀ɛใครkraiจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaภายในใจpaai-nai-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoตรอมตรมdtrɔɔm-dtromเพียงใดpiiang-dai
Although his face is smiling, who would know how heartsick he is on the inside.
ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kตรอมตรมdtrɔɔm-dtromจากjàakการgaanถูกtùukเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtหักหลังhàk-lǎngเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiยากyâakจะjàลืมเลือนlʉʉm-lʉʉan
The depressed feeling from being betrayed by a close friend is something hard to forget.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ตร, the first consonant ต sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtrɔɔm
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 | — | — |