ถลำตัว
tà-lǎm-dtuuaMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] get too involved; [to] get in too deep
To become too deeply involved in a situation, especially a negative one, making it difficult to withdraw.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuua1[to] get too involved; [to] get in too deep2[to] lunge forward; [to] move ahead unintentionallyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtillegal/controlled drugs; narcoticsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanพังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]
He got too deeply involved with drugs until his life was ruined.
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ฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengกำลังจะgam-lang-jàถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnนี้níi
I feel like I'm about to get too deeply involved in this complicated relationship.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàรู้ตัวrúu-dtuuaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiวงจรอุบาทว์wong-jɔɔn-ù-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngหนี้นอกระบบnîi-nɔ̂ɔk-rá-bòpจนjonถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuuaไม่mâiขึ้นkʉ̂n
By the time he realized it, he had become so deeply enmeshed in the vicious cycle of illegal debt that he couldn't get out.
เธอtəəเตือนdtʉʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaไปbpaiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaคำkamชักชวนchák-chuuanทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtที่tîiดูดีduu-diiเกินจริงgəən-jingเพราะprɔ́อาจàatเป็นbpenการหลอกลวงgaan-lɔ̀ɔk-luuang
She warned her friend not to get too deeply involved in believing the too-good-to-be-true business proposal, as it might be a scam.
2VerbB2
[to] lunge forward; [to] move ahead unintentionally
To move the body forward suddenly or farther than intended, often losing control or overcommitting one's body (e.g., in sports).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ลูกเทนนิสlûuk-teen-nítลูกเทนนิสlûuk-teen-nít1tennis ball2classifier use: ลูก (for balls)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuua1[to] get too involved; [to] get in too deep2[to] lunge forward; [to] move ahead unintentionallyไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forwardจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; topple
He tried to receive the tennis ball but lunged forward so far that he almost fell.
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ผู้รักษาประตูpûu-rák-sǎa-bprà-dtuuถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaนอกnɔ̂ɔkเขตโทษkèet-tôotทำให้tam-hâiฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamยิงyingประตูbprà-dtuuได้dâaiง่ายngâai
The goalkeeper overcommitted his body by coming out of the penalty box, making it easy for the opposing team to score.
นักมวยnák-muuaiถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiตอนdtɔɔnปล่อยbplɔ̀iหมัดmàtทำให้tam-hâiเสียการทรงตัวsǐia-gaan-song-dtuuaและlɛ́เปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ngว่างwâangให้hâiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuสวนกลับsǔuan-glàp
The boxer overcommitted his body forward too much when throwing a punch, causing him to lose balance and create an opening for his opponent to counter.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langชะโงกchá-ngôokดูduuของkɔ̌ɔngที่tîiตกน้ำdtòk-náamเขาkǎoถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaจนjonเสียหลักsǐia-làkและlɛ́เกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpai
As he was leaning over to look at the item that fell in the water, he moved his body too far forward, lost his balance, and almost fell in.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถลำตัว said ถะ-หลัม-ตัว?
tà-lǎm-dtuua
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ถลำtà-lǎmถลำtà-lǎm1[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshoot2[to] get in too deep; go too far (figurative)[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshootPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuuaถลำตัวtà-lǎm-dtuua[to] get too involved; [to] get in too deep[to] get too involved; [to] get in too deepWord