น้ำเมา
náam-maoMeaning
1NounB1
alcoholic drink; liquor
an alcoholic drink, liquor, or other intoxicating beverage
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureสัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เลิกlə̂əkเลิกlə̂ək1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] end; be over (class/work/event)3[to] break up; separate4[to] cancel; abolish; discontinueดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholน้ำเมาnáam-maoน้ำเมาnáam-maoalcoholic drink; liquorทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ชนิดchá-nítชนิดchá-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
Dad promised Mom that he would stop drinking all kinds of alcohol for our family.
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การขับรถgaan-kàp-rótหลังจากlǎng-jàakดื่มdʉ̀ʉmน้ำเมาnáam-maoเป็นสาเหตุbpen-sǎa-hèetหลักlàkที่tîiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətอุบัติเหตุร้ายแรงù-bàt-dtì-hèet-ráai-rɛɛngบนbonท้องถนนtɔ́ɔng-tà-nǒn
Driving after drinking alcohol is the main cause of serious accidents on the road.
พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanสอนsɔ̌ɔnอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əว่าwâaน้ำเมาnáam-maoเป็นบ่อเกิดbpen-bɔ̀ɔ-gə̀ətแห่งhɛ̀ngความประมาทkwaam-bprà-mâatและlɛ́ปัญหาbpan-hǎaอีกมากมายìik-mâak-maaiในnaiชีวิตchii-wít
The monk always teaches that alcohol is the source of recklessness and many other problems in life.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamออกกฎหมายɔ̀ɔk-gòt-mǎaiควบคุมkûuap-kumการโฆษณาgaan-koo-sà-naaน้ำเมาnáam-maoอย่างเข้มงวดyàang-kêm-ngûuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiเยาวชนyao-wá-chonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenนักดื่มnák-dʉ̀ʉmหน้าใหม่nâa-mài
The government is trying to issue strict laws controlling the advertisement of alcoholic beverages to prevent the youth from becoming new drinkers.
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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เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous fooddrunk; intoxicatedPart 2
น้ำเมาnáam-maoน้ำเมาnáam-maoalcoholic drink; liquoralcoholic drink; liquorWord