ทอม(tom)
Meanings
1Proper nounA2
Tom (name; transliteration)
The given name Tom, used as a transliteration from English.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledทอมtomทอมtom1tomboy; masculine-presenting woman2Tom (name; transliteration)
This is my friend; his name is Tom.
2NounB1
tomboy; masculine-presenting woman
In Thai LGBT usage, a woman who presents and often identifies in a masculine way; commonly paired with ดี้ดี้déefemme lesbian (Thai LGBT slang) (a feminine partner).
Examples
พี่สาวpêe săaoพี่สาวpêe săaoolder sister; elder female siblingเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsทอมtomทอมtom1tomboy; masculine-presenting woman2Tom (name; transliteration)มีสไตล์mee sà-dtaaiมีสไตล์mee sà-dtaaistylish; having styleแมนๆmaen maenแมนๆmaen maen1manly; masculine2straightforwardly; honestly
My friend’s older sister is a tom; she has a masculine style.