น้ำหอม
náam-hɔ̌ɔmMeaning
1NounA2
perfume; fragrance
a fragrant liquid worn to make the body or clothes smell pleasant; perfume
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herฉีดchìitฉีดchìit1[to] inject2[to] spray; squirt; injectน้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmน้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmperfume; fragranceก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan[to] leave homeทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
She sprays perfume before leaving the house every day.
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I’m allergic to strong perfumes, so I use a milder one instead.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaให้hâiน้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmเป็นbpenของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətเพราะprɔ́รู้rúuว่าwâaฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpกลิ่นดอกไม้glìn-dɔ̀ɔk-máai
Mom said she gave perfume as a birthday gift because she knows I like floral scents.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiสัมภาษณ์งานsǎm-pâat-ngaanควรkuuanฉีดchìitน้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiพอpɔɔสุภาพsù-pâapไม่ให้mâi-hâiกลิ่นแรงglìn-rɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpai
When going to a job interview, you should apply a little perfume to be polite, not too strong.
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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หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionfragrant; pleasantly scentedPart 2
น้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmน้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmperfume; fragranceperfume; fragranceWord