ถ้ำ(tâm)

Meanings

1NounA2

cave; cavern

a natural hollow space in rock or in the side of a hill or mountain, large enough for a person to enter

Examples

บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoถ้ำtâmถ้ำtâm1cave; cavern2grotto (small cave, often scenic or sacred)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
On this hill, there is a big cave that people can walk into.
2NounB2

grotto (small cave, often scenic or sacred)

a small picturesque or sacred cave or cavern-like recess

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขึ้นไปkêun bpaiขึ้นไปkêun bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or moreไหว้พระwâi práไหว้พระwâi prá[to] pay respects to the Buddha; worship at a templeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotถ้ำเล็กtâm lékถ้ำเล็กtâm léksmall caveๆ-บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หน้าผาnâa păaหน้าผาnâa păacliffบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)สงบsà-ngòpสงบsà-ngòp1to become calm; subside; quiet down2calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet3to cease hostilities; make peaceมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
We went up to pay respect at a small cave on the cliff; the atmosphere was very peaceful.

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