น้ำอบ
náam-òpMeaning
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Thai perfumed water
Traditional Thai scented water prepared with aromatic ingredients, used as a fragrance and in ceremonies such as Songkran.
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำอบnáam-òpน้ำอบnáam-òpThai perfumed waterรดน้ำดำหัวrót-náam-dam-hǔuaรดน้ำดำหัวrót-náam-dam-hǔua[to] pour water on elders' hands for blessingผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)ในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofเทศกาลสงกรานต์têet-sà-gaan-sǒng-graanเทศกาลสงกรานต์têet-sà-gaan-sǒng-graanSongkran Festival (Thai New Year)
Thai people use traditional scented water to pour on the hands of elders during the Songkran festival.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpหยดน้ำyòt-náamอบòpลงในlong-naiน้ำเชื่อมnáam-chʉ̂ʉamสำหรับsǎm-ràpทำtamขนมหวานไทยkà-nǒm-wǎan-tai
My grandmother likes to add a few drops of scented water to the syrup for making Thai desserts.
กลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmอ่อนๆòn ònของkŏngน้ำอบnám òpที่têeใช้cháiในnaiพิธีpí-teeทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดูdooขลังklăngและláeน่าเลื่อมใสnâa lêuuam săiยิ่งขึ้นyîng kêun
The gentle fragrance of the scented water used in the ceremony makes the atmosphere more sacred and venerable.
แม้mɛ́ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banจะมีjà-miiน้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛน้ำอบnáam-òpก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngวัฒนธรรมไทยwát-tá-ná-tam-taiที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maa
Although there are many modern perfumes nowadays, traditional Thai scented water remains an inherited part of Thai culture.
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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อบòpอบòp1[to] bake; roast (dry heat, enclosed)2[to] heat; dry with heat3baked; oven-cooked4[to] scent; fumigate; treat with steam[to] bake; roast (dry heat, enclosed)Part 2
น้ำอบnáam-òpน้ำอบnáam-òpThai perfumed waterThai perfumed waterWord