ถ้ำน้ำ
tâm-náamMeaning
1NounB2
water cave; flooded cave
A cave with water inside, such as a stream, river, or lake; some areas may be partly or fully underwater.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toนั่งเรือnâng-rʉʉaนั่งเรือnâng-rʉʉa[to] take a boat; [to] travel by boatเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)สำรวจsǎm-rùuatสำรวจsǎm-rùuat1[to] survey; inspect; examine2[to] explore; scout (an area)ข้างในkâang-naiข้างในkâang-nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior4Inner Court; female royal household (historical)ถ้ำน้ำtâm-náamถ้ำน้ำtâm-náamwater cave; flooded caveที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจังหวัดพังงาjang-wàt-pang-ngaaจังหวัดพังงาjang-wàt-pang-ngaaPhang Nga Province
We had to take a boat to explore inside the water cave in Phang Nga province.
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ถ้ำน้ำtâm-náamแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiน้ำnáamไหลผ่านlǎi-pàanตลอดทั้งปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-táng-bpiiอากาศaa-gàatข้างในkâang-naiจึงjʉngเย็นสบายyen-sà-baai
This water cave has a stream flowing through it all year round, so the air inside is cool and pleasant.
การพายเรือคายัคgaan-paai-rʉʉa-kaa-yákเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiถ้ำน้ำtâm-náamที่tîiมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítมีmiiเพียงpiiangแสงsɛ̌ɛngจากjàakไฟฉายfai-chǎaiส่องsɔ̀ɔngนำทางnam-taangเป็นbpenประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanที่tîiน่าตื่นเต้นnâa-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtênมากmâak
Kayaking into the dark water cave, with only the light from a flashlight to guide the way, was a very exciting experience.
นักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatพบว่าpóp-wâaระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetภายในpaai-naiถ้ำน้ำtâm-náamแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiความเปราะบางkwaam-bprɔ̀-baangและlɛ́เป็นที่bpen-tîiอยู่yùuของkɔ̌ɔngสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng-mii-chii-wítหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítที่tîiไม่พบmâi-pópที่อื่นtîi-ʉ̀ʉn
Explorers discovered that the ecosystem within this water cave is fragile and home to several species not found anywhere else.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
tâm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
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ถ้ำน้ำtâm-náamถ้ำน้ำtâm-náamwater cave; flooded cavewater cave; flooded caveWord