ถ่อม(tòm)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

humble; modest (short form, often in compounds)

showing humility; not boasting or claiming importance; commonly appears in compounds such as ถ่อมตัวถ่อมตัวtòm dtuua[to] be humble; act modestly

Examples

ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะชนะjà chá-náจะชนะjà chá-náwill win; [to] be going to winรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan yàiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan yàigrand prize; jackpotแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ถ่อมtòmถ่อมtòm1humble; modest (short form, often in compounds)2[to] be humble; act modestly (often with [oneself])ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โอ้อวดเลยôh ùuat loeiโอ้อวดเลยôh ùuat loei1[to] really show off; boast so much2so showy/boastful (predicative)3exclamation: so showy!
Even though he won a big award, he spoke humbly and didn’t boast at all.
2VerbB2

[to] be humble; act modestly (often with [oneself])

to behave with humility; to downplay one’s abilities or achievements; commonly in the reflexive phrase ถ่อมตัวถ่อมตัวtòm dtuua[to] be humble; act modestly

Examples

แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)รางวัลใหญ่raang-wan yàiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan yàigrand prize; jackpotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ถ่อมตัวtòm dtuuaถ่อมตัวtòm dtuua[to] be humble; act modestlyและláeและláeand (coordinating)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเป็นผลbpen pŏnเป็นผลbpen pŏn1[to] result (in); have an effect on [sth]2as a result; thereforeงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unit
Even though he won a big award, he remained humble and said it was the team’s work.

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