ทมิฬ
tá-minMeanings
1Proper nounB2
Tamil (people/language)
The Tamil people or the Tamil language of South Asia; also relating to their culture.
Examples
เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkทมิฬtá-minทมิฬtá-min1Tamil (people/language)2cruel; brutal; savage (pejorative)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmศรีลังกาsǐi-lang-gaaศรีลังกาsǐi-lang-gaaSri Lanka (country)
My colleague is a Tamil person from Sri Lanka.
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In Singapore, there is a large Tamil community.
ฉันchǎnกำลังgam-langสนใจsǒn-jaiศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamและlɛ́ภาษาpaa-sǎaทมิฬtá-min
I am currently interested in studying Tamil culture and language.
วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiทมิฬtá-minถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenหนึ่งในnʉ̀ng-naiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiที่tîiเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛและlɛ́ยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดyîng-yài-tîi-sùtในnaiโลกlôok
Tamil literature is considered one of the oldest and greatest literatures in the world.
2AdjectiveC1
cruel; brutal; savage (pejorative)
Cruel, brutal, or merciless; a pejorative figurative use also found in modern Thai.
Examples
โจรjohnโจรjohn1thief; robber2bandit; brigandใจทมิฬjai tá-minใจทมิฬjai tá-minblack-hearted; cruel; mercilessบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunderร้านทองráan tongร้านทองráan tonggold shopอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyอุกอาจùk àatอุกอาจùk àatbrazen; audacious; daring (esp. of crimes)กลางวันglaang wanกลางวันglaang wan1daytime; daylight hours2by day; during the dayแสกๆsàek-sàekแสกๆsàek-sàekin broad daylight
The cruel-hearted robber brazenly robbed the gold shop in broad daylight.
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พงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanหลายฉบับlǎai-chà-bàpบันทึกban-tʉ́kถึงtʉ̌ngการกระทำgaan-grà-tamอันanโหดเหี้ยมทมิฬhòot-hîiam-tá-minของkɔ̌ɔngกองทัพgɔɔng-tápผู้รุกรานpûu-rúk-raanในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan
Many chronicles record the brutal and savage acts of invading armies in ancient times.
เบื้องหลังbêuuang lăngภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákของkŏngผู้ใจบุญpôo jai bunนั้นnánซ่อนsônความอำมหิตkwaam am-mà-hìtทมิฬtá-minที่têeไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiคาดคิดkâat kít
Behind the philanthropist's image hid a savage cruelty that no one could have imagined.
การกระทำgaan grà-tamอันanทมิฬหินชาติtá-min hĭn châatของkŏngฆาตกรต่อเนื่องkâat-dtà-gon dtòr nêungสร้างsâangความหวาดผวาkwaam wàat pà-waaไปทั่วbpai tûuaทั้งtángเมืองmeuuang
The savage and inhuman acts of the serial killer spread terror throughout the entire city.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทมิฬ said ทะ-มิน?
tá-min
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |