ทะมื่น
tá-mʉ̂ʉnMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
insolent; impudent; cheeky
rude, boldly disrespectful, or cheekily overfamiliar in manner or speech; behaving with improper boldness toward someone of higher status or elders.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ทะมื่นtá-mʉ̂ʉnทะมื่นtá-mʉ̂ʉn1insolent; impudent; cheeky2[to] act insolentlyใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceสุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1polite; courteous2gentle; mild (manner/speech)3proper; refined; respectableเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
That child spoke rudely and cheekily to the teacher, refusing to use polite words.
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เขาkǎoโดนdoonตักเตือนdtàk-dtʉʉanเพราะprɔ́ทำท่าทางtam-tâa-taangทะมื่นtá-mʉ̂ʉnกับgàpผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiตอนdtɔɔnประชุมbprà-chum
He was reprimanded because he acted cheekily toward elders during the meeting.
อย่าyàaพูดจาpûut-jaaทะมื่นtá-mʉ̂ʉnกับgàpคุณป้าkun-bpâaแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánมันmanไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmและlɛ́เสียsǐiaมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatมากmâak
Don’t speak so cheekily to your aunt like that; it’s inappropriate and very impolite.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàสนิทsà-nìtกับgàpหัวหน้าhŭua nâaแต่dtàeการgaanล้อเล่นló lênทะมื่นtá-mêunต่อหน้าdtò nâaลูกน้องlôok nóngทำให้tam hâiภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákเสียหายsĭia hăai
Even though he’s close to the boss, joking in a cheekily disrespectful way in front of subordinates damages his image.
2VerbB2
[to] act insolently
to behave or speak in a rude, impudent, or cheeky way, especially toward elders or people of higher status
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทะมื่นtá-mʉ̂ʉnทะมื่นtá-mʉ̂ʉn1insolent; impudent; cheeky2[to] act insolentlyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)สุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1polite; courteous2gentle; mild (manner/speech)3proper; refined; respectableหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Don’t be cheeky with the teacher; speak more politely.
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He answered the elder in a cheeky way, so everyone in the house criticized him.
ถ้าtâaเธอterยังyangพูดจาpôot jaaทะมื่นtá-mêunใส่sàiผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanอยู่yòoเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-อาจàatกระทบgrà-tópการประเมินงานgaan bprà-mern ngaanได้dâi
If you keep talking cheekily to the manager, it may affect your performance evaluation.
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 | — | — |