ตอม

dtɔɔm

Meanings

1VerbB1

[of insects] swarm/hover over

for insects (e.g., flies) to gather, hover, or settle repeatedly on or over something

Examples

แมลงวันตอมmá-lɛɛng-wan-dtɔɔmแมลงวันตอมmá-lɛɛng-wan-dtɔɔmflies gather on [sth]; flies swarm around [sth]ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
Flies are swarming around the ripe fruit on the table.
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ยุงตอมyung dtomไฟfaiหน้าบ้านnâa bâanตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunจนแน่นjon nâen
Mosquitoes gather around the light in front of the house at night until it's crowded.
ผึ้งpʉ̂ngตอมdtɔɔmน้ำหวานnáam-wǎanดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiที่tîiสวนsǔuanทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
Bees hover over the nectar of flowers in the garden every morning.
ถ้าtâaเราraoไม่mâiปิดbpìtถังขยะtăng kà-yàให้hâiสนิทsà-nìtแมลงวันmá-laeng wanจะjàตอมdtomซ้ำๆsám-sámและláeอาจàatแพร่เชื้อprâe chéuuaโรคrôhk
If we don’t close the trash bin tightly, flies will repeatedly settle on it and may spread germs.
2VerbB2

[fig.] flock around; crowd around

figuratively, for people or things to crowd around or be strongly attracted to someone or something

Examples

พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂n1[to] become louder2[to] start to sound (of an alarm, bell, etc.)3[to] become famous; gain popularityแฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápแฟนคลับfɛɛn-kláp1fan club (organized group/community)2fan base; the fans collectively3a fan (member/supporter)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตอมdtɔɔmตอมdtɔɔm1[of insects] swarm/hover over2[fig.] flock around; crowd aroundมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkแน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)
As soon as he became famous, fans crowded around to take photos.
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ร้านráanที่tîiลดราคาlót-raa-kaaมากmâakคนkonก็gɔ̂ตอมdtɔɔmเข้ามาkâo-maaซื้อsʉ́ʉจนjonคิวkiuล้นlón
When the shop had big discounts, people flocked in to buy until the line overflowed.
ข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrดีdeeๆ-แบบนี้bàep néeใครkraiๆ-ก็gâwต้องdtôngตอมdtomเพราะpráwคุ้มค่าkúm kâaเกินgernปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèt
With such a great offer, everyone is bound to flock to it because it’s too good to refuse.
พอporข่าวkàaoแพร่prâaeไปbpaiนักลงทุนnák long tunรายย่อยraai yôiก็gâwตอมdtomหุ้นตัวhûn dtuuaนั้นnánทันทีtan teeจนjonราคาraa-kaaพุ่งpûng
Once the news spread, retail investors swarmed that stock immediately, causing the price to surge.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

dtɔɔm

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