น้ำบ่า
náam-bàaMeaning
1NounB2
rushing floodwater
Water that flows rapidly over land in large quantities, often after heavy rain or from higher ground.
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำบ่าnáam-bàaน้ำบ่าnáam-bàarushing floodwaterไหลlǎiไหลlǎi[to] flow; run (liquid)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swampedบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structure
It rained heavily all night, and by morning, a surge of water had flooded several houses.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanรีบrîipย้ายyáaiขึ้นkʉ̂nที่สูงtîi-sǔungเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaน้ำบ่าnáam-bàaจากjàakภูเขาpuu-kǎoไหลลงlǎi-longมาmaaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The villagers hurried to higher ground as a surge of water rushed down from the mountains.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakดินdinอิ่มน้ำìm-náamและlɛ́ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatดูดซับdùut-sápน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnได้dâaiอีกìikน้ำบ่าnáam-bàaจึงjʉngไหลผ่านlǎi-pàanพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเกษตรgà-sèetจนjonพืชผลpʉ̂ʉt-pǒnเสียหายsǐia-hǎai
Because the soil was saturated and could absorb no more rain, floodwater surged through farmland and damaged the crops.
หากhàakฝนfǒnยังyangตกหนักdtòk-nàkต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangน้ำบ่าnáam-bàaจากjàakพื้นที่สูงpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sǔungอาจàatไหลlǎiเข้าkâoตัวเมืองdtuua-mʉʉangเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaที่tîiระบบrá-bòpระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamจะjàรับไหวráp-wǎi
If the heavy rain continues, runoff from higher ground may surge into the town faster than the drainage system can handle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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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น้ำบ่าnáam-bàaน้ำบ่าnáam-bàarushing floodwaterrushing floodwaterWord