พึมพำ(pʉm-pam)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] mumble; murmur
To speak softly and indistinctly so the words are hard to hear or understand.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพึมพำpʉm-pamพึมพำpʉm-pam1murmuring sound; low mutter2[to] mumble; murmurเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] lighten; reduce; ease6[to] urinate (polite euphemism)ๆ-จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ฟังไม่ชัดfang mâi chátฟังไม่ชัดfang mâi chát[to] not hear clearly
He murmured softly so I couldn't hear clearly.
2NounC1
murmuring sound; low mutter
A low, continuous, indistinct sound like murmuring or muttering.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumห้องประชุมhông bprà-chummeeting room; conference roomเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)แต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneพึมพำpʉm-pamพึมพำpʉm-pam1murmuring sound; low mutter2[to] mumble; murmurเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] lighten; reduce; ease6[to] urinate (polite euphemism)ๆ-จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เครื่องปรับอากาศkrêuuang bpràp aa-gàatเครื่องปรับอากาศkrêuuang bpràp aa-gàatair conditioner; AC unitตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
The meeting room was quiet, yet there was a soft, continuous hum from the air conditioner.