ถลำ
tà-lǎmMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshoot
To lose one's balance and move too far forward unintentionally; to stumble, lunge, or lurch; to overshoot a line or limit.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก้าวพลาดgâao-plâatก้าวพลาดgâao-plâat1misstep; stumble2mistake; blunder3[to] misstep; stumble4[to] make a mistake; slip upเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedถลำtà-lǎmถลำtà-lǎm1[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshoot2[to] get in too deep; go too far (figurative)ไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forwardแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)โชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiโชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiluckily; fortunatelyคว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagเสาsǎoเสาsǎo1post; pillar; column2pole; mastไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see through
He missed a step and stumbled forward, but luckily he managed to grab a pole in time.
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ตอนdtɔɔnฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฉันchǎnมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnขอบทางkɔ̀ɔp-taangเลยləəiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapขับรถkàp-rótถลำtà-lǎmลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiคูน้ำkuu-náam
During the heavy rain, I couldn't see the edge of the road and almost drove my car lurching into the ditch.
นักมวยnák-muuaiฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngออกหมัดɔ̀ɔk-màtพลาดplâatจนjonเสียหลักsǐia-làkถลำtà-lǎmไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaทำให้tam-hâiเปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ngว่างwâangให้hâiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuสวนกลับsǔuan-glàp
The boxer in the red corner missed a punch, lost his balance, and lunged forward, creating an opening for his opponent to counter-attack.
รถrótเบรกbrèekกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnจนjonตัวdtuuaผมpǒmถลำtà-lǎmไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkกับgàpเบาะbɔ̀คนขับkon-kàpอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛng
The car braked suddenly, causing me to lurch forward and hit the driver's seat hard.
2VerbB2
[to] get in too deep; go too far (figurative)
To become more involved or committed to something than intended, often leading to a difficult or inescapable situation.
Examples
ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forลองlongลองlong[to] try; attemptเล่นการพนันlên gaan pá-nanเล่นการพนันlên gaan pá-nan[to] gambleสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùk1for fun; casually2fun; enjoyable (informal tone)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ถลำลึกtà-lăm léukถลำลึกtà-lăm léuk1[to] get in too deep; become deeply involved2in too deep; deeply involvedไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
At first, I just wanted to try gambling for fun, but now I'm in too deep.
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ฉันchǎnกลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiอนาคตà-naa-kót
I'm afraid of getting too involved in a relationship with no future.
กว่าgwàaเขาkǎoจะjàรู้ตัวrúu-dtuuaว่าwâaกำลังgam-langทำผิดtam-pìtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiวงการธุรกิจwong-gaan-tú-rá-gìtสีเทาsǐi-taoจนjonถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuuaได้dâaiยากyâak
By the time he realized he was doing wrong, he was already so deeply involved in the grey-area business world that it was hard to get out.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaเขาkǎoในnaiครั้งkrángนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngถลำtà-lǎmเข้าไปพัวพันkâo-bpai-puua-panกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaที่tîiคาดไว้kâat-wái
That decision to help him caused her to become more deeply entangled in problems more complex than she had anticipated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถลำ said ถะ-หลัม?
tà-lǎm
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |