ถ้ำมืด
tâm-mʉ̂ʉtMeaning
1NounA2
dark cave
a cave that is dark inside or lacks natural light
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulถ้ำมืดtâm-mʉ̂ʉtถ้ำมืดtâm-mʉ̂ʉtdark caveมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)น่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremely
I'm afraid of dark caves. They are scary.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiถ้ำมืดtâm-mʉ̂ʉtต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไฟฉายfai-chǎaiส่องทางsɔ̀ɔng-taang
Yesterday we went into a dark cave; we had to use a flashlight to see the way.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoไม่mâiกล้าglâaเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiในnaiถ้ำมืดtâm-mʉ̂ʉtนั้นnánคนเดียวkon-diiao
Tourists don't dare to walk into that dark cave alone.
ข้างในkâang-naiถ้ำtâmมืดสนิทmʉ̂ʉt-sà-nìtจนjonมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnอะไรà-raiเลยləəiถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiไฟฉายfai-chǎaiคงkongแย่yɛ̂ɛแน่nɛ̂ɛ
Inside, the cave was pitch dark, so you couldn't see anything at all. If we didn't have a flashlight, it would have been terrible.
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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มืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)dark; lacking lightPart 2
ถ้ำมืดtâm-mʉ̂ʉtถ้ำมืดtâm-mʉ̂ʉtdark cavedark caveWord