นอนซม
nɔɔn-somMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be bedridden [due to illness]
to lie in bed sick and very weak, unable to get up or do anything.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นไข้bpen-kâiเป็นไข้bpen-kâi[to] have a fever; be feverishหวัดwàtหวัดwàt1common cold2scrawled; hastily writtenเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toนอนซมnɔɔn-somนอนซมnɔɔn-som[to] be bedridden [due to illness]อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
He has a cold, so he has to lie sick in bed at home.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakตากฝนdtàak-fǒnเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanวันนี้wan-níiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เป็นไข้bpen-kâiต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนซมnɔɔn-somทั้งวันtáng-wanเลยləəi
After getting caught in the rain yesterday, today I have a fever and have to lie sick in bed all day.
Grandma has been lying sick in bed for three days now; we should take her to the doctor.
พอเป็นpɔɔ-bpenไข้เลือดออกkâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂อ่อนเพลียɔ̀ɔn-pliiaมากmâakจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนซมnɔɔn-somอยู่yùuบนbonเตียงdtiiangเป็นbpenอาทิตย์aa-títลุกนั่งlúk-nângแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
When he got dengue fever, he was so exhausted that he had to lie sick in bed for a week, barely able to even sit up.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nɔɔn
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
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นอนซมnɔɔn-somนอนซมnɔɔn-som[to] be bedridden [due to illness][to] be bedridden [due to illness]Word