บอมบ์
bɔɔmMeanings
1NounB1
bomb
An explosive weapon or device; a borrowing from English.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)ซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnซ่อนsɔ̂ɔn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] hide oneself; be hidden3[to] conceal; keep secretบอมบ์bɔɔmบอมบ์bɔɔm1bomb2[to] bomb; bombardไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5under; subject to (authority/rules)รถrótรถrótcar; vehicle
In the movie, the villain hid a bomb under the car.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatเจอjəəบอมบ์bɔɔmในnaiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoจึงjʉngรีบrîipพาpaaคนkonออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnán
The police found a bomb in a bag, so they quickly moved people away from the area.
เขาkǎoวางwaangบอมบ์bɔɔmไว้wáiข้างkâangประตูbprà-dtuuในnaiเกมgeemแล้วlɛ́ɛoวิ่งwîngไปbpaiหลบหลังlòp-lǎngกล่องglɔ̀ng
He placed a bomb beside the door in the game, then ran to hide behind a box.
แม้mɛ́ɛบอมบ์bɔɔmที่tîiพบpópในอาคารnai-aa-kaanจะjàยังyangไม่mâiระเบิดrá-bə̀ətเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiก็gɔ̂สั่งsàngอพยพòp-pá-yópทุกคนtúk-konเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Although the bomb found in the building had not exploded, officials ordered everyone to evacuate for safety.
2VerbB1
[to] bomb; bombard
To attack a place or target with bombs, especially by dropping them from aircraft.
Examples
เครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binairplane; aeroplane; plane (fixed-wing aircraft)ข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)บอมบ์bɔɔmบอมบ์bɔɔm1bomb2[to] bomb; bombardสะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
Enemy aircraft bombed the bridge last night.
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กองทัพgɔɔng-tápส่งsòngเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binไปbpaiบอมบ์bɔɔmฐานทัพtǎan-tápแต่dtɛ̀ɛยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtเพราะprɔ́อากาศaa-gàatไม่ดีmâi-dii
The military sent aircraft to bomb the base but canceled the mission because of bad weather.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngหนีnǐiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเพราะprɔ́เครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kมาmaaบอมบ์bɔɔmทุกวันtúk-wan
The villagers had to flee because enemy aircraft came to bomb their village every day.
แม้máeกองทัพgong tápจะjàยืนยันyeun yanว่าwâaบอมบ์bomเฉพาะchà-pórเป้าหมายbpâo măaiทางทหารtaang tá-hăanแต่dtàeรายงานraai-ngaanภายหลังpaai lăngกลับglàpระบุว่าrá-bù wâaบ้านเรือนbâan reuuanของkŏngพลเรือนpon reuuanได้รับdâi rápความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiด้วยdûuay
Although the military insisted that it had bombed only military targets, later reports indicated that civilian homes had also been damaged.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บอมบ์ said บอม?
bɔɔm
- Silent letterบ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bɔɔm
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
บ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |