ทิ่ม
tîmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] stab; jab; poke
to push or drive a pointed object into or against something; to jab or poke
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทิ่มtîmทิ่มtîm1[to] stab; jab; poke2[to] pierce; prickปุ่มbpùmปุ่มbpùm1button (device control)2key (keyboard)3knob; bump4papilla; nodule (biol./med.)รีเซ็ตrii-sétรีเซ็ตrii-sét[to] resetหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
Yesterday I jabbed the reset button several times to get the device working again.
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เธอterทิ่มtîmข้อศอกkôr sòkใส่sàiฉันchănเบาbaoๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangคุยกันkui ganเพื่อให้pêuua hâiฉันchănหันไปhăn bpaiมองmongป้ายประกาศbpâai bprà-gàat
She gently jabbed me with her elbow while we were talking to get me to look at the notice board.
เด็กdèkๆ-หัวเราะคิกคิกhŭua-ró kík kíkขณะkà-nàใช้cháiหลอดlòtดูดdòotทิ่มtîmกันไปgan bpaiมาmaaเล่นlênสนุกsà-nùkแต่dtàeไม่mâiเจ็บจริงjèp jing
The kids giggled as they jabbed each other back and forth with straws, playing around without actually hurting anyone.
He used a stick to jab the chicken lightly to make it move away.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanหมอทิ่มเข็มmɔ̌ɔ-tîm-kěmที่tîiแขนkɛ̌ɛnผมpǒmเร็วreoมากmâakจนjonผมpǒmแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k
Yesterday the doctor jabbed the needle into my arm so quickly that I barely felt it.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanใช้cháiไม้máiทิ่มtîmกล่องglòngเบาbaoๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเลื่อนlêuuanให้hâiตรงdtrongตำแหน่งdtam-nàengโดยdoiไม่mâiทำให้tam hâiของkŏngข้างในkâang naiเสียหายsĭia hăai
The worker poked the box lightly with a stick to move it into position without damaging the contents inside.
นักข่าวnák kàaoเล่าlâoว่าwâaผู้ชุมนุมpôo chum-numบางคนbaang konถูกtòokเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeทิ่มtîmโล่lôhใส่sàiซ้ำsámๆ-เพื่อpêuuaผลักplàkให้hâiถอยหลังtŏi lăng
The reporter said some protesters were repeatedly jabbed with shields by officers to push them back.
He jabbed his friend’s arm with a pencil playfully, making him cry.
The child jabbed a pencil into his friend's arm because they were playing too rough.
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoแม่mɛ̂ɛเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaเอาaoไม้máaiทิ่มtîmสุนัขsù-nákเพราะprɔ́มันmanจะjàตกใจdtòk-jai
In the morning, Mom warned not to poke the dog with a stick because it will get startled.
ผู้สื่อข่าวpûu-sʉ̀ʉ-kàaoถามtǎamแรงrɛɛngจนjonเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanทิ่มtîmคำถามkam-tǎamใส่sàiนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangให้hâiจนมุมjon-mum
The reporter questioned so aggressively that it was like jabbing questions at the politician, cornering him.
2VerbB1
[to] pierce; prick
to make a hole or puncture with something sharp; to prick
Examples
หนามกุหลาบnăam gù-làapหนามกุหลาบnăam gù-làaprose thorn (prickle)ทิ่มtîmทิ่มtîm1[to] stab; jab; poke2[to] pierce; prickนิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเป็นรูbpen rooเป็นรูbpen roohaving a hole; perforatedเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
A rose thorn pricked my finger, making a small hole.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเดินdəənเหยียบyìiapตะปูdtà-bpuuมันmanทิ่มtîmฝ่าเท้าfàa-táaoเป็นรูbpen-ruuต้องdtɔ̂ngไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ
Yesterday I stepped on a nail; it punctured the sole of my foot, so I had to see a doctor.
เขาkăoใช้cháiเข็มทิ่มถุงkĕm tîm tŭngน้ำnáamจนjonรั่วrûuaน้ำnáamเลยloieซึมseumออกมาòk maaเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
He used a needle to puncture the water bag, so the water kept seeping out.
ช่างchângเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaใช้cháiมีดmîitทิ่มtîmซีลsiinของkɔ̌ɔngถังtǎngแรงดันrɛɛng-danเพราะprɔ́อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiซีลsiinเป็นรูbpen-ruuและlɛ́เกิดgə̀ətอันตรายan-dtà-raaiตามมาdtaam-maa
The technician warned not to use a knife to puncture the pressure tank’s seal, as it could make a hole and cause danger.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tîm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |