ถล่ม
tà-lòmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] collapse; cave in
to fall down suddenly and completely, as a structure, embankment, or ground does
Examples
ฝาผนังfǎa-pà-nǎngฝาผนังfǎa-pà-nǎngwall (interior surface/partition)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedพังถล่มpang-tà-lòmพังถล่มpang-tà-lòm1[to] collapse; cave in (completely)2[to] fall apart; be ruined (figurative)ลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last night
The old wall collapsed because of last night's heavy rain.
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หลังคาlǎng-kaaเพิงpəəngสังกะสีsǎng-gà-sǐiถล่มtà-lòmลงlongทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคานkaanรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkหักhàk
The tin-roofed shed collapsed immediately when the load-bearing beam broke.
ดินdinเชิงเขาchəəng-kǎoอุ้มน้ำûm-náamไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiทำให้tam-hâiคันkanดินถล่มdin-tà-lòmลงมาlong-maaปิดbpìtถนนสายหลักtà-nǒn-sǎai-làk
The hillside soil couldn't hold the water, causing the embankment to collapse and block the main road.
อาคารร้างaa-kaan-ráangที่tîiปล่อยbplɔ̀iทิ้งtíngมานานmaa-naanเริ่มrə̂əmทรุดตัวsút-dtuuaก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàถล่มtà-lòmลงมาlong-maaในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
The abandoned building, long neglected, began to subside before finally collapsing.
2VerbB1
[to] pour down; lash (rain)
of rain, to fall very heavily
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeถล่มtà-lòmถล่มtà-lòm1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] pour down; lash (rain)3[to] bombard; pound; slam4[to] thrash; routตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Heavy rain has poured since morning, and the roads flooded immediately.
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Yesterday it poured so heavily that we couldn't get home.
พอpɔɔค่ำลงkâm-longฝนfǒnก็gɔ̂ถล่มtà-lòmอย่างไม่ลืมหูลืมตาyàang-mâi-lʉʉm-hǔu-lʉʉm-dtaaร้านค้าráan-káaต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipปิดbpìt
As evening fell, the rain came down in torrents, and the shops had to close quickly.
พายุฤดูร้อนpaa-yú-rʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnทำให้tam-hâiฝนfǒnถล่มtà-lòmในnaiตัวเมืองdtuua-mʉʉangเกือบgʉ̀ʉapชั่วโมงchûua-moongจนjonระบบrá-bòpระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamรับไม่ไหวráp-mâi-wǎi
A summer storm brought torrential rain to the city for almost an hour, overwhelming the drainage system.
3VerbB2
[to] bombard; pound; slam
to attack or hit repeatedly and heavily; to strongly criticize or assail in large numbers or with great force
Examples
คู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàengcompetitor; rivalถล่มtà-lòmถล่มtà-lòm1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] pour down; lash (rain)3[to] bombard; pound; slam4[to] thrash; routเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โซเชียลso-chîianโซเชียลso-chîian1social (online; informal)2social media (short form; informal)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooคำวิจารณ์kam wí-jaanคำวิจารณ์kam wí-jaan1criticism; critical remark(s)2review; critiqueรัวruuaรัวruua1[to] do rapidly/repeatedly2rapid; in quick bursts3[to] drum/roll (music)ๆ-ตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lòt táng wanตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lòt táng wanall day; throughout the day
Competitors bombarded us on social media with relentless criticism all day.
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สื่อsʉ̀ʉหลายlǎaiสำนักsǎm-nákถล่มtà-lòmรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนโยบายná-yoo-baaiภาษีpaa-sǐi
Many media outlets heavily attacked the government over its tax policy.
นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanถล่มtà-lòmรายงานraai-ngaanฉบับchà-bàpนั้นnánว่าwâaขาดkàatหลักฐานlàk-tǎanและlɛ́บิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun
Scholars assailed that report as lacking evidence and distorting data.
หลังlăngแถลงข่าวtà-lăeng kàaoบริษัทbò-rí-sàtถูกtòokนักลงทุนnák long tunถล่มtà-lòmด้วยdûuayคำถามkam tăamยากyâakๆ-และláeข้อครหาkôr kro-hăaไม่หยุดmâi yùt
After the press conference, the company was hit by investors with tough questions and a barrage of accusations.
4VerbB2
[to] thrash; rout
to defeat decisively by a large margin (in sports, elections, competitions)
Examples
ทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanhome team (sports)ถล่มtà-lòmถล่มtà-lòm1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] pour down; lash (rain)3[to] bombard; pound; slam4[to] thrash; routคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalสี่sìiสี่sìi1four (number)2four (as a noun)ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5[to] renew; extendศูนย์sǔunศูนย์sǔun1zero; 02center; hubจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnfootball/soccer fanเฮลั่นhee-lânเฮลั่นhee-lân[to] cheer loudly; [to] erupt in cheers
The home team routed their opponents four to nil, making the fans erupt in cheers.
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ผู้สมัครอิสระpûu-sà-màk-ìt-sà-ràถล่มtà-lòmคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngในnaiการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnแบบbɛ̀ɛpขาดลอยkàat-lɔɔi
The independent candidate crushed the opponent in the local election decisively.
สโมสรsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔnน้องใหม่nɔ́ɔng-màiถล่มtà-lòmทีมtiimแชมป์chɛ́mเก่าgàoด้วยdûuaiสกอร์sà-gɔɔขาดkàatอย่างที่yàang-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kít
The newly promoted club thrashed the defending champions by a wide margin, as no one expected.
ผลpǒnโหวตwòotนับnápแล้วlɛ́ɛoชัดเจนchát-jeenว่าwâaเขาkǎoถล่มtà-lòmคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngแบบbɛ̀ɛpแลนด์สไลด์lɛɛn-sà-lai
The counted votes made it clear that he routed his opponent in a landslide.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถล่ม said ถะ-หล่ม?
tà-lòm
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 | — | — |