ท่วม
tûuamMeanings
1VerbB1
to flood; inundate
For water to rise and cover land or objects; to submerge with water.
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded
The rain was so heavy that the street in front of the house flooded.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamล้นlónตลิ่งdtà-lìngน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamทุ่งนาtûng-naaเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiหลายlǎaiไร่râi
Last night the river overflowed its banks, flooding the rice fields and damaging many acres.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanปล่อยbplɔ̀iน้ำnáamเร็วเกินไปreo-gəən-bpaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanด้านล่างdâan-lâangจึงjʉngถูกtùukน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamทั้งtángหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
When the dam released water too quickly, the village downstream was flooded entirely.
หากhàakฝนfǒnยังyangตกdtòkต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamจะjàท่วมtûuamพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiลุ่มlûmและlɛ́ตัดขาดdtàt-kàatเส้นทางคมนาคมsên-taang-ká-má-naa-komหลักlàk
If the rain continues, water levels will inundate the low-lying areas and cut off major transport routes.
2AdjectiveB1
flooded; inundated
Covered or submerged by water; excessively filled.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อ่างàangอ่างàang1basin; tub; sink2basin (water); small reservoirล้นlónล้นlón1[to] overflow; spill over2brimful; overflowing; excessiveจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swampedพื้นห้องน้ำpʉ́ʉn-hɔ̂ng-náamพื้นห้องน้ำpʉ́ʉn-hɔ̂ng-náambathroom floor; restroom floor
Water overflowed and flooded the bathroom floor.
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After heavy rain, the football field was flooded and couldn't be used for matches.
The high tide caused seawater to submerge the beachfront walkway.
ชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaรถไฟrót-faiเปียกbpìiakชุ่มchûmและlɛ́น้ำขังnáam-kǎngท่วมtûuamเป็นbpenแอ่งɛ̀ɛngใหญ่yàiทำtamให้การhâi-gaanสัญจรลำบากsǎn-jɔɔn-lam-bàak
The train platform was soaked with large pools of standing water, making movement difficult.
3VerbB2
to overwhelm; be swamped
Figurative: to overwhelm or swamp [sb] or be overwhelmed by something (e.g., work, messages, debt).
Examples
ช่วงสิ้นปีchûuang-sîn-bpiiช่วงสิ้นปีchûuang-sîn-bpiiend-of-year period; year-endงานเอกสารngaan-èek-gà-sǎanงานเอกสารngaan-èek-gà-sǎanpaperwork; administrative workท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swampedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลับบ้านดึกglàp-bâan-dʉ̀kกลับบ้านดึกglàp-bâan-dʉ̀k[to] go home late (at night); get home lateทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
At the end of the year paperwork overwhelms him, so he goes home late every day.
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Today messages flooded in so much that I couldn't reply in time.
เธอtəəถูกtùukคำขอkam-kɔ̌ɔจากjàakลูกค้าlûuk-káaท่วมtûuamจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนงานlʉ̂ʉan-ngaanอื่นʉ̀ʉnออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
She was swamped with client requests and had to postpone other tasks.
พอpɔɔข่าวkàaoออกɔ̀ɔkหุ้นhûnถามเข้ามาtǎam-kâo-maaท่วมtûuamแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkบริการลูกค้าbɔɔ-rí-gaan-lûuk-káaจนjonระบบrá-bòpเกือบgʉ̀ʉapล่มlôm
Once the news came out, inquiries overwhelmed the customer service department, almost crashing the system.
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
tûuam
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 | — | — |