น้ำมูก
náam-mûukMeaning
1NounA2
nasal mucus; snot
Mucus from the nose; the fluid that comes out with a runny or stuffy nose.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นหวัดbpen-wàtเป็นหวัดbpen-wàt[to] have a coldน้ำมูกไหลnáam-mûuk-lǎiน้ำมูกไหลnáam-mûuk-lǎi1runny nose2[to] have a runny noseทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
I have a cold today; my nose has been running all day.
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Yesterday it was very cold; he had a runny nose and sneezed often.
If it rains tomorrow, I might have a runny nose because the air is humid.
เวลาwee-laaแพ้ฝุ่นpɛ́ɛ-fùnน้ำมูกnáam-mûukจะjàข้นkônและlɛ́จมูกjà-mùukคัดkátทำให้tam-hâiหายใจhǎai-jaiลำบากlam-bàak
When allergic to dust, the mucus becomes thick and the nose gets stuffy, making it hard to breathe.
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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น้ำมูกnáam-mûukน้ำมูกnáam-mûuknasal mucus; snotnasal mucus; snotWord