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naam

Meanings

1NounB1

name

a name; what a person, place, or thing is called

Examples

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2NounB2

noun (grammar)

a noun; a word that denotes a person, place, thing, or abstract concept

Examples

In this sentence, the word 'บ้าน' is a noun because it denotes a place.
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3NounC1

title; honorific; epithet

a formal title or respectful appellation for a person; also an epithet

Examples

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Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

naam

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