ธาตุลม

tâat-lom

Meanings

1NounB2

wind/air element (trad.)

in Buddhism and Thai traditional medicine, the element associated with movement, breath, circulation, and bodily winds

Examples

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2NounC1

wind-type constitution

a person's bodily constitution categorized as dominated by the wind element (คนธาตุลม) in Thai traditional medicine

Examples

หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringธาตุลมtâat-lomธาตุลมtâat-lom1wind/air element (trad.)2wind-type constitutionควรจะkuuan-jàควรจะkuuan-jà1should; ought to (advice/duty/appropriateness)2be supposed/expected to; should (by rule, plan, or normal circumstances)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสเผ็ดร้อนrót-pèt-rɔ́ɔnรสเผ็ดร้อนrót-pèt-rɔ́ɔnspicy and hot flavorเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dunปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dun[to] balance; rebalance; adjust balance
The doctor said I have a wind element constitution and should eat spicy-hot foods to help create balance.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ธาตุลม said ทาด-ลม?

tâat-lom

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

tâat

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——