ต้วม
dtûuamMeaning
1AdverbB2
slowly; sluggishly
moving slowly, sluggishly, or clumsily (typically describing the movement of a toddler, a heavy person, or a turtle)
Examples
เต่าdtàoเต่าdtào1turtle; tortoise; terrapin2slow person/thing (figurative)ตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningต้วมdtûuamต้วมdtûuamslowly; sluggishlyๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมสระน้ำrim sà náamริมสระน้ำrim sà náampoolside; edge of a poolหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
That turtle is walking sluggishly by the pond behind the temple.
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หลานชายlăan chaaiวัยwaiหนึ่งnèungขวบkùuapของฉันkŏng chănเริ่มrêrmคลานklaanต้วมdtûuamๆ-ไปทั่วbpai tûuaห้องรับแขกhông ráp kàekแล้วláeo
My one-year-old nephew has started crawling slowly all over the living room.
ชายชราchaai chá-raaร่างrâangอ้วนûuanเดินdernต้วมdtûuamๆ-ขึ้นkêunบันไดban-daiอย่างยากลำบากyàang yâak lam-bàakเพราะpráwมีmeeอาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatเข่าkàoเรื้อรังréuua rang
The heavy-set old man walked sluggishly up the stairs with great difficulty due to chronic knee pain.
รถบรรทุกrót ban-túkคันkanใหญ่yàiคลานklaanต้วมdtûuamๆ-ขึ้นเขาkêun kăoทำให้tam hâiรถrótคันkanอื่นèunที่têeตามมาdtaam maaต้องdtôngชะลอchá-loความเร็วkwaam reoตามไปด้วยdtaam bpai dûuai
The large truck crawled slowly up the hill, causing the other cars following it to slow down as well.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtûuam
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |