น้ำมือ
náam-mʉʉMeaning
1NounB2
one’s doing; by [sb]’s hand
someone’s own action or responsibility for a result, often negative (e.g., caused by one’s own hand)
Examples
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพังลงpang-longพังลงpang-long[to] collapse; [to] fall downเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingน้ำมือnáam-mʉʉน้ำมือnáam-mʉʉone’s doing; by [sb]’s handของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childคนโตkon-dtooคนโตkon-dtooeldest childที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่เอาไหนmâi-ao-nǎiไม่เอาไหนmâi-ao-nǎiuseless; incompetent
The family business had to collapse due to the actions of the incompetent eldest son.
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เขาkǎoเสียsǐiaเพื่อนรักpʉ̂ʉan-rákไปbpaiก็gɔ̂เพราะprɔ́น้ำมือnáam-mʉʉของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengที่tîiพูดจาpûut-jaaไม่mâiคิดkít
He lost his best friend because of his own actions of speaking thoughtlessly.
ความเชื่อใจkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-jaiที่tîiสร้างsâangมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpiiถูกทำลายtùuk-tam-laaiลงlongด้วยdûuaiน้ำมือnáam-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngคนใกล้ชิดkon-glâi-chítเพียงคนเดียวpiiang-kon-diiao
The trust that was built over many years was destroyed by the hand of just one close person.
หลักฐานlàk-tǎanชี้ชัดchíi-chátว่าwâaความล่มสลายkwaam-lôm-sà-lǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngอาณาจักรโบราณaa-naa-jàk-boo-raanส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngเป็นผลมาจากbpen-pǒn-maa-jàakน้ำมือnáam-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngขุนนางkǔn-naangที่tîiคดโกงkót-goongและlɛ́ทุจริตtút-jà-rìt
Evidence clearly indicates that the fall of the ancient kingdom was partly a result of the actions of corrupt and dishonest nobles.
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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น้ำมือnáam-mʉʉน้ำมือnáam-mʉʉone’s doing; by [sb]’s handone’s doing; by [sb]’s handWord