ทะมึน
tá-mʉnMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
dark; looming; imposing
Dark, large, and imposing or threatening in appearance; gloomy and somber.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]ปราสาทbpraa-sàatปราสาทbpraa-sàat1castle; palace2sanctuary tower (Khmer/Angkor-style)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตั้งตระหง่านdtâng-dtrà-ngàanตั้งตระหง่านdtâng-dtrà-ngàan1[to] tower; stand tall and imposing2towering; standing tall and imposingทะมึนtá-mʉnทะมึนtá-mʉndark; looming; imposingบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎomountaintop; summit; peak
He looked at the large old castle that stood dark and imposing on the hilltop.
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เมฆฝนmêek-fǒnก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiสีsǐiดำทะมึนdam-tá-mʉnก่อตัวgɔ̀ɔ-dtuuaขึ้นkʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoบนbonท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa
A large, dark, imposing rain cloud formed quickly in the sky.
เงาngaoทะมึนtá-mʉnของkɔ̌ɔngเทือกเขาtʉ̂ʉak-kǎoที่tîiทอดตัวtɔ̂ɔt-dtuuaยาวyaaoในnaiยามพลบค่ำyaam-plóp-kâmทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกถึงrúu-sʉ̀k-tʉ̌ngความยิ่งใหญ่kwaam-yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The vast, imposing shadow of the mountain range at dusk evokes a feeling of nature's grandeur.
ชายchaaiร่างสูงrâang-sǔungใหญ่yàiในnaiชุดchútดำdamยืนนิ่งyʉʉn-nîngเป็นbpenเงาngaoทะมึนtá-mʉnอยู่ที่yùu-tîiมุมmumห้องhɔ̂ngทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatน่าอึดอัดnâa-ʉ̀t-àtขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tii
The tall, large man in black stood still like an imposing shadow in the corner of the room, making the atmosphere instantly uncomfortable.
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 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 | — | — |