น้อม(nóom)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] bow; incline respectfully

to bend or lower the head or body as a sign of respect or humility; to incline respectfully

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilพนมมือpá-nom meuuพนมมือpá-nom meuu[to] press palms together (respect/prayer)และláeและláeand (coordinating)น้อมnóomน้อมnóom1[to] bow; incline respectfully2humble; deferential (formal)3[to] accept/receive with respect4[to] dedicate respectfully (e.g., น้อมถวาย; น้อมเกล้าฯ ถวาย)ศีรษะsĕe-sàศีรษะsĕe-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; upper end (formal/literary)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
The students put their hands together and bowed their heads to the teacher when entering the room.
2AdjectiveC1

humble; deferential (formal)

showing humility and respect; ready to defer to others, especially in formal or respectful contexts

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)น้อมnóomน้อมnóom1[to] bow; incline respectfully2humble; deferential (formal)3[to] accept/receive with respect4[to] dedicate respectfully (e.g., น้อมถวาย; น้อมเกล้าฯ ถวาย)รับฟังráp fangรับฟังráp fang1[to] listen (attentively); hear out2[to] take into accountคำแนะนำkam náe namคำแนะนำkam náe nam1advice; guidance2recommendation3instructions; directionsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โต้แย้งdtô yáengโต้แย้งdtô yáeng1[to] argue; dispute2[to] rebut; refute3[n.] argument; contention
She spoke humbly, listening to the elders' advice without arguing.
3VerbC1

[to] accept/receive with respect

to accept, receive, or submit to something with humility and respect (often formal)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillน้อมรับnóm rápน้อมรับnóm ráp[to] accept [sth] humbly; [to] acknowledge [sth] respectfullyคำตักเตือนkam dtàk dteuuanคำตักเตือนkam dtàk dteuuanwarning; admonitionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความเคารพkwaam kao-rópความเคารพkwaam kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; veneration
He humbly accepted the teacher’s admonition with respect.
4VerbC1

[to] dedicate respectfully (e.g., น้อมถวายน้อมถวายnóm tà-wăai[to] humbly offer/present [sth] to [sb] (royalty, monks, or a sacred figure); น้อมเกล้าฯน้อมเกล้าฯnóm glâohumbly (to the monarch) [royal honorific] ถวายถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics))

to present or dedicate something with deep respect in formal or royal contexts; to offer with deference

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)พากันpaa ganพากันpaa gantogether; all; en masseน้อมถวายnóm tà-wăaiน้อมถวายnóm tà-wăai[to] humbly offer/present [sth] to [sb] (royalty, monks, or a sacred figure)พานpaanพานpaan1pedestal tray2[classifier] pedestal traysดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowersแด่dàeแด่dàeto; for [sb] (formal)พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ในงานบุญnai ngaan bunในงานบุญnai ngaan bunat a merit-making event
Villagers respectfully presented flower trays to the monks at the merit-making event.

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