ตุ้ม(dtûm)
Meanings
1NounB1
weight; sinker; plumb bob
a heavy lump used to weigh something down, such as a fishing sinker or a plumb bob
Examples
ชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkผูกpòokผูกpòok1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] compose fixed-form verse4[to] obligate; bind; commitตุ้มdtûmตุ้มdtûm1weight; sinker; plumb bob2cluster; bunch (hanging, esp. fruit/flowers)3round; plump; chubby4[to] ball up; make into a lumpกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เอ็นenเอ็นen1tendon2tendon/gristle in meat3ligament4nylon string; fishing lineเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเหยื่อyèuuaเหยื่อyèuua1bait; lure2victim; preyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)น้ำเร็วnám reoน้ำเร็วnám reo1premature ejaculation2[to] ejaculate too quickly
The fisherman tied a sinker to the line so the bait would sink quickly.
2NounB2
cluster; bunch (hanging, esp. fruit/flowers)
a compact cluster of items hanging together, especially fruit or flowers
Examples
กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsเครือkreuuaเครือkreuua1vine; creeper; climbing plant2network; group; conglomerate3family line; kin network (regional/literary)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)หวีwĕeหวีwĕe1comb2[to] comb3CLF: combห้อยhôiห้อยhôi1[to] hang; dangle; suspend2hanging; droopingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsตุ้มdtûmตุ้มdtûm1weight; sinker; plumb bob2cluster; bunch (hanging, esp. fruit/flowers)3round; plump; chubby4[to] ball up; make into a lumpๆ-ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The backyard banana tree grew a bunch with clusters hanging in heavy clumps; they look very heavy.
3AdjectiveB2
round; plump; chubby
describing something rounded and full in shape; slightly fat or chubby-looking
Examples
แก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeตุ้มdtûmตุ้มdtûm1weight; sinker; plumb bob2cluster; bunch (hanging, esp. fruit/flowers)3round; plump; chubby4[to] ball up; make into a lumpจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forหยิกyìkหยิกyìk1curly; tightly curled (hair/fur)2crinkled; puckered; not smooth (fabric/surface)3[to] pinch [sb/sth]
That child’s cheeks look so chubby that I want to pinch them.
4VerbB2
[to] ball up; make into a lump
to gather or compress something into a ball or lump shape
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตุ้มdtûmตุ้มdtûm1weight; sinker; plumb bob2cluster; bunch (hanging, esp. fruit/flowers)3round; plump; chubby4[to] ball up; make into a lumpข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaosticky rice; glutinous riceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsก้อนgônก้อนgôn1lump; chunk; clump2nodule; lump (medical)3classifier: lumps/chunksแน่นnâenแน่นnâen1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3constipated; bloated; chest-tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)ๆ-ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)จิ้มjîmจิ้มjîm1[to] dip (briefly into a sauce/liquid)2[to] tap; poke (lightly with a finger/object)น้ำพริกnáam príkน้ำพริกnáam príkchili paste; chili dip
He compresses the sticky rice into a tight ball before dipping it in chili paste.