มอมแมม
mɔɔm-mɛɛmMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
grubby; dirty; unkempt; bedraggled
Dirty and untidy in appearance; grimy or bedraggled.
Examples
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childกลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureมอมแมมmɔɔm-mɛɛmมอมแมมmɔɔm-mɛɛmgrubby; dirty; unkempt; bedraggledเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)
My son came home grimy because he played in the dirt.
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My clothes are really grubby; let me wash them first.
This dog played in the rain and looks all bedraggled.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakปีนเขาbpiin-kǎoเราraoทุกtúkคนหน้าkon-nâaเลอะlə́และlɛ́เสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaมอมแมมmɔɔm-mɛɛmจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpจำjamกันganไม่ได้mâi-dâai
After hiking, our faces were dirty and our clothes so grimy that we barely recognized each other.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mɔɔm
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |