ทำนม
tam-nomMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] have breast enhancement surgery (informal)
To undergo cosmetic surgery to enlarge or reshape the breasts, especially breast augmentation using implants.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำนมtam-nomทำนมtam-nom[to] have breast enhancement surgery (informal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เลยไปləəi-bpaiเลยไปləəi-bpai[to] go past; [to] overshootปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] consult; seek advice2[to] confer; deliberate togetherหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)การเสริมgaan-sə̌əmการเสริมgaan-sə̌əmreinforcement; supplementซิลิโคนsí-lí-koonซิลิโคนsí-lí-koon1silicone (material)2silicone implant/filler
She wanted to have her breasts enlarged, so she consulted a doctor about silicone implants.
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หลังlǎngทำนมtam-nomมาmaaเธอtəəยังyangเจ็บjèpแผลplɛ̌ɛอยู่yùuเลยləəiหยุดงานyùt-ngaanพักฟื้นpák-fʉ́ʉnหลายlǎaiวันwan
After having breast augmentation surgery, her incisions were still sore, so she took several days off work to recover.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจทำdtàt-sǐn-jai-tamนมnomเธอtəəถามtǎamศัลยแพทย์sǎn-yá-pɛ̂ɛtทั้งtángเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangขนาดkà-nàatซิลิโคนsí-lí-koonตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngแผลplɛ̌ɛและlɛ́ความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangที่tîiอาจàatเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
Before deciding to have breast augmentation, she asked the surgeon about implant sizes, incision locations, and potential risks.
เธอtəəไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอยากyàakทำนมtam-nomให้hâiใหญ่yàiขึ้นkʉ̂nมากนักmâak-nákแค่kɛ̂ɛอยากyàakปรับbpràpรูปทรงrûup-songให้hâiสมส่วนsǒm-sùuanกับgàpรูปร่างrûup-râangของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
She did not want surgery to make her breasts much larger; she just wanted to reshape them to suit her body proportions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำนม said ทัม-นม?
tam-nom
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 1
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ทำนมtam-nomทำนมtam-nom[to] have breast enhancement surgery (informal)[to] have breast enhancement surgery (informal)Word