น้ำเล

náam-lee

Meaning

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seawater (dial.)

A dialectal/regional form used in some areas to refer to seawater; less common than น้ำทะเลน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeseawater; water from the sea.

Examples

Southern Thai people call the sea 'nam le'. How about going for a walk by the sea this evening?
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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เลlayเลlaysea (Southern Thai)sea (Southern Thai)Part 2
น้ำเลnáam-leeน้ำเลnáam-leeseawater (dial.)seawater (dial.)Word