น้ำท่วม(náam tûuam)

Meanings

1NounA2

flood; flooding

An overflow of water that submerges land or property.

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)น้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)
Last night it rained heavily and the road in front of the school was flooded.
2VerbB1

[to] flood; [to] be flooded

For water to inundate an area; for a place to become submerged by water.

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)น้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)
Last night it rained heavily and the road in front of the house flooded.
3VerbB1

to be overwhelmed (fig.)

Figurative: to be swamped or overwhelmed (e.g., with work or requests).

Examples

ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)น้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
It rained heavily until flooding occurred on the road in front of the village.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 1
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ท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2to overwhelm; be swamped3flooded; inundatedPart 2
น้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamflood; flooding