ลมว่าว
lom-wâaoMeaning
1NounB2
kite-flying wind
the wind that blows during the cool, dry season in Thailand, which is ideal for flying kites.
Examples
พอถึงpor tĕungพอถึงpor tĕungwhen [sb/sth] arrives; as soon asปลายbplaaiปลายbplaai1end; tip2the latter part; the end (time)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)หนาวnăaoหนาวnăao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)ลมว่าวlom wâaoลมว่าวlom wâaokite-flying windก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพัดมาpát maaพัดมาpát maa[to] blow towardsเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ดีใจdee jaiดีใจdee jaiglad; happyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ว่าวwâaoว่าวwâao1kite (toy)2kite (fishing trap)3[to] ejaculate; [to] come (male) (slang)4[to] miss out; fail (slang)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่นlênเล่นlên1[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.)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Once the end of the rainy season and the beginning of the cool season arrives, the 'kite wind' starts to blow. The children are happy they'll get to play with their kites.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnพอpɔɔมีmiiลมว่าวlom-wâaoผู้คนpûu-konก็gɔ̂จะjàออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเล่นlênว่าวwâaoจุฬาjù-laaกับgàpว่าวปักเป้าwâao-bpàk-bpâoกันganที่tîiสนามหลวงsà-nǎam-lǔuang
In the old days, when the kite-flying wind blew, people would come out to fly Chula and Pakpao kites at Sanam Luang.
ลมว่าวlom-wâaoที่tîiพัดโชยpát-chooiมาmaaในnaiต้นdtônฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛนำnamความเย็นkwaam-yenสบายsà-baaiมาmaaให้hâiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngการเริ่มต้นgaan-rə̂əm-dtônเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanแห่งhɛ̀ngความสุขkwaam-sùkอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
The kite wind that blows at the beginning of the cool season not only brings refreshing coolness but is also a sign of the start of the festive season.
ภาพpâapว่าวwâaoหลากสีlàak-sǐiลอยlɔɔiเต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngฟ้าfáaยามเมื่อyaam-mʉ̂ʉaลมว่าวlom-wâaoพัดผ่านpát-pàanทุ่งนาtûng-naaเป็นbpenภาพจำpâap-jamในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèkที่tîiฉันchǎnไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wanลืมlʉʉm
The image of colorful kites filling the sky as the kite-flying wind blew across the rice fields is a childhood memory I will never forget.
Tones
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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
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 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
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)windPart 1
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ว่าวwâaoว่าวwâao1kite (toy)2kite (fishing trap)3[to] ejaculate; [to] come (male) (slang)4[to] miss out; fail (slang)kite (toy)Part 2
ลมว่าวlom-wâaoลมว่าวlom-wâaokite-flying windkite-flying windWord