ตุ๊ม
dtúmMeaning
1InterjectionB2
splash; plop
a word imitating the sound of a heavy object falling into water; splash; plop
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ขว้างkwâangขว้างkwâang[to] throw; hurl; castก้อนหินgôn hĭnก้อนหินgôn hĭnstone; rockลงไปlong bpaiลงไปlong bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriverเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseตุ๊มdtúmตุ๊มdtúmsplash; plop
The children threw rocks into the river, making a 'toom' (plop) sound.
3 more examplesShow less
He slipped and fell into the swimming pool with a splash (toom).
จู่ๆjòo jòoพวกเราpûuak raoก็gâwได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangของหนักkŏng nàkตกน้ำdtòk náamดังdangตุ๊มdtúmมาจากmaa jàakในnaiคลองklongจึงjeungรีบrêepวิ่งwîngไปดูbpai doo
Suddenly, we heard a loud 'toom' of a heavy object falling into the water from the canal, so we rushed to look.
มะม่วงสุกmá-mûuang-sùkงอมngɔɔmหล่นlònจากjàakกิ่งgìngตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiในnaiบ่อปลาbɔ̀ɔ-bplaaข้างล่างkâang-lâangเสียงดังsǐiang-dangตุ๊มdtúmทำให้tam-hâiฝูงปลาfǔung-bplaaตกใจdtòk-jaiว่ายwâaiหนีไปnǐi-bpai
The overripe mango dropped from the branch and fell 'plop' into the fish pond below, startling the school of fish into swimming away.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtúm
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |