ลมค่ำ

lom-kâm

Meaning

1NounA2

evening breeze

A breeze that blows in the evening or at nightfall.

Examples

ลมค่ำlom-kâmลมค่ำlom-kâmevening breezeพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongเย็นสบายyen-sà-baaiเย็นสบายyen-sà-baaipleasantly cool; cool and comfortable
The evening breeze is cool and pleasant.
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ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpออกɔ̀ɔkไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênรับลมráp-lomค่ำkâmหลังlǎngกินginข้าวเย็นkâao-yen
I like to go for a walk to catch the evening breeze after dinner.
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnลมค่ำlom-kâmพัดpátแรงrɛɛngจนjonทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp
Last night, the evening breeze blew so strongly it kept me from sleeping.
ลมค่ำlom kâmพัดพาpát paaเอาaoกลิ่นglìnดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeหอมๆhŏm hŏmเข้ามาkâo maaในบ้านnai bâan
The evening breeze carried the fragrant scent of night-blooming jasmine into the house.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

lom

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)windPart 1
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ค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow lateevening; duskPart 2
ลมค่ำlom-kâmลมค่ำlom-kâmevening breezeevening breezeWord