ต้ม

dtôm

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] boil; simmer

to cook in boiling or gently simmering water or liquid

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (slang, น.)ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หม้อน้ำmôr náamหม้อน้ำmôr náam1radiator (vehicle/machine)2water pot; vessel for water3steam boiler; water boilerร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; become hot; heat (sth) up4urgent; intense5hot (season/weather)
I boil vegetables in a pot of hot water.
2NounA2

boiled; poached (food)

cooked by boiling or simmering in liquid

Examples

ข้าวโพดkâao pôhtข้าวโพดkâao pôht1corn; maize (plant)2corn kernels (food)3classifier: ears/cobs of corn (ฝัก)ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (slang, น.)หวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4sweet (personality/behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Boiled corn is very sweet.
3NounC1

[to] swindle; con (slang, น.)

to cheat or deceive someone, especially in deals or gambling; colloquial Thai slang

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)มือถือmeuu tĕuuมือถือmeuu tĕuu1mobile phone; cellphone; smartphone2handheld; portable (held in the hand)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingbut actually; but in reality; in factโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (slang, น.)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesสเปกsà-bpékสเปกsà-bpék1spec; specification2ideal type; preference
He said he got a very cheap phone, but actually the shop tricked him about the specs.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เคี่ยวkîiaoเคี่ยวkîiao1[to] simmer; reduce2[to] refine/purify by boiling or heating3stingy; tight-fisted4[to] toughen; harden (through strict discipline)5[to] nag; harp on; keep pressing
  • [to] simmer; reduce
  • [to] refine/purify by boiling or heating
  • stingy; tight-fisted
  • [to] toughen; harden (through strict discipline)
  • [to] nag; harp on; keep pressing
ตุ๋นdtŭnตุ๋นdtŭn1[to] stew; braise; simmer2[to] swindle; con
  • [to] stew; braise; simmer
  • [to] swindle; con
หลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] tease; prank; startle; spook3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)
  • [to] deceive; cheat; trick
  • [to] tease; prank; startle; spook
  • fake; sham; counterfeit
  • [to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)
หลอกลวงlòk luuangหลอกลวงlòk luuang1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2deceptive; fraudulent; deceitful
  • [to] deceive; cheat; trick
  • deceptive; fraudulent; deceitful