ปั๊ม
bpámMeanings
1NounA2
pump (device)
a machine used to move liquids or gases, such as water, oil, or air
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปั๊มน้ำbpám náamปั๊มน้ำbpám náam1water pump (device)2[to] pump waterเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)สูบsòopสูบsòop1[to] smoke (tobacco, etc.)2[to] pump; draw off (fluid or gas)3pumpน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ถังtăngถังtăng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanks
My house has a small water pump to pump water into the tank.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanช่างchângมาmaaเช็กchékปั๊มลมbpám-lomที่tîiโรงงานroong-ngaanเพราะprɔ́แรงดันrɛɛng-danตกdtòk
Yesterday a technician came to check the air compressor at the factory because the pressure dropped.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanใช้cháiปั๊มน้ำbpám-náamไฟฟ้าดูดfai-fáa-dùutน้ำnáamจากjàakคลองklɔɔngมาmaaรดrótแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàk
The farmer uses an electric water pump to draw water from the canal to water the vegetable plots.
ในnaiระบบrá-bòpดับเพลิงdàp-pləəngอาคารaa-kaanต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiปั๊มbpámแรงดันสูงrɛɛng-dan-sǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งน้ำsòng-náamขึ้นkʉ̂nชั้นchánดาดฟ้าdàat-fáa
A building’s fire suppression system needs a high-pressure pump to send water up to the rooftop.
2NounA2
gas station
a place where fuel is sold for vehicles; petrol station
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toปั๊มbpámปั๊มbpám1pump (device)2gas station3[to] pump (liquid/air); press repeatedly4[to] stamp; imprint [colloq.]
My house is near a petrol station.
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Yesterday my car was running out of fuel, so I stopped by a petrol station on the way.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoออกɔ̀ɔkเช้าcháoแวะwɛ́เติมน้ำมันdtəəm-nám-manที่tîiปั๊มbpámก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าทางkâo-taangด่วนdùuanกันganนะná
Tomorrow we leave early; let's stop at a petrol station before getting on the expressway.
ถ้าtâaน้ำมันnám-manใกล้glâiหมดmòtให้hâiตั้งพิกัดdtâng-pí-gàtปั๊มbpámที่อยู่tîi-yùuใกล้glâiที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iขับkàpไปbpai
If fuel is running low, set the nearest petrol station on the map and then drive there.
3VerbA2
[to] pump (liquid/air); press repeatedly
to move a liquid or gas using a pump; to press repeatedly in a pumping motion
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปั๊มน้ำbpám-náamปั๊มน้ำbpám-náam1water pump (device)2[to] pump waterขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanks
He pumps water up from the well into the tank.
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Yesterday the mechanic pumped air into the tire to make it firm.
The doctor hurriedly pumped the patient's chest repeatedly until the pulse returned.
ระหว่างrá-wàangฝึกfʉ̀kกู้ภัยgûu-paiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngปั๊มbpámออกซิเจนɔ̀ɔk-sí-jeenเข้าkâoถุงลมtǔng-lomด้วยdûuaiมือmʉʉอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
During rescue training, we must continuously pump oxygen into the bag valve by hand.
4VerbB1
[to] stamp; imprint [colloq.]
to press a stamp or design onto a surface; informal usage
Examples
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ปั๊มตรายางbpám-dtraa-yaangปั๊มตรายางbpám-dtraa-yaang[to] rubber-stamp [sth]โลโก้loo-gôoโลโก้loo-gôologo; brand markลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)ถุงtǔngถุงtǔng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condomให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; client
The staff stamped the logo onto the bag for the customer.
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งานngaanวันนี้wan-níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngปั๊มbpámลายดอกไม้laai-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiลงบนlong-bonสมุดsà-mùtทุกtúkเล่มlêmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเที่ยงtîiang
Today we have to stamp a floral pattern onto every notebook before noon.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpปั๊มbpámตราประทับdtraa-bprà-tápที่ระลึกtîi-rá-lʉ́kลงบนlong-bonบัตรbàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสะสมsà-sǒmเวลาwee-laaไปbpaiงานแฟร์ngaan-fɛɛ
He likes to stamp commemorative marks onto cards to collect them when he goes to fairs.
ช่างchângได้dâaiปั๊มbpámหมายเลขซีเรียลmǎai-lêek-sii-riianลงบนlong-bonแผ่นโลหะpɛ̀n-loo-hàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaเป็นbpenสินค้าsǐn-káaรุ่นrûnลิมิเต็ดlí-mí-dtèt
The technician stamped the serial number onto the metal plate to confirm it is a limited edition product.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpám
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |