ผอมแห้ง
pɔ̌ɔm-hɛ̂ɛngMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
emaciated; very thin and bony
Very thin and bony, looking weak or unhealthy; skin-and-bones.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàk[to] be seriously illเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedดูผอมแห้งduu-pɔ̌ɔm-hɛ̂ɛngดูผอมแห้งduu-pɔ̌ɔm-hɛ̂ɛng[to] look very thin; [to] look gauntไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He was very sick, so he looks extremely skin-and-bones.
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แมวmɛɛoจรจัดjɔɔn-jàtตัวนั้นdtuua-nánผอมแห้งpɔ̌ɔm-hɛ̂ɛngจนjonเห็นhěnกระดูกซี่โครงgrà-dùuk-sîi-kroongคงจะไม่kong-jà-mâiได้dâaiกินginอะไรà-raiมาmaaหลายlǎaiวันwan
That stray cat is so skin-and-bones you can see its ribs; it probably hasn't eaten in days.
ตอนdtɔɔnเจอjəəเขาkǎoครั้งล่าสุดkráng-lâa-sùtเขาkǎoยังyangดูduuแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiกลับglàpผอมแห้งpɔ̌ɔm-hɛ̂ɛngจนjonน่าเป็นห่วงnâa-bpen-hùuang
The last time I saw him, he still looked healthy, but now he's become alarmingly skin-and-bones.
สภาพsà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngชายชราchaai-chá-raaที่tîiอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuตามลำพังdtaam-lam-pangนั้นnánผอมแห้งpɔ̌ɔm-hɛ̂ɛngและlɛ́อิดโรยìt-rooiบ่งบอกถึงbòng-bɔ̀ɔk-tʉ̌ngความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàakในnaiการใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wít
The condition of the old man who lived alone was skin-and-bones and frail, indicating the hardships of his life.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pɔ̌ɔm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ผอมแห้งpɔ̌ɔm-hɛ̂ɛngผอมแห้งpɔ̌ɔm-hɛ̂ɛngemaciated; very thin and bonyemaciated; very thin and bonyWord