ลอม
lɔɔmMeanings
1NounB2
straw stack; stack of rice bundles
a tall stack of rice straw or bundles of harvested rice (e.g., ลอมฟางลอมฟางlɔɔm-faangstrawstack; rick, ลอมข้าวลอมข้าวlɔɔm-kâao1rice rick; stack of rice sheaves2[to] stack rice sheaves (into a rick)).
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เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ปีนbpeenปีนbpeen[to] climb; scaleขึ้นไปkêun bpaiขึ้นไปkêun bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or moreเล่นlênเล่นlên1[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.)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ลอมฟางlom faangลอมฟางlom faangstrawstack; rickหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
The children like to climb up and play on the haystack behind the house.
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หลังเก็บเกี่ยวlǎng-gèp-gìiaoชาวนาchaao-naaจะjàเก็บgèpฟางfaangไว้wáiเป็นbpenลอมlɔɔmใหญ่yàiกลางglaangทุ่งนาtûng-naa
After harvesting, farmers will keep the straw in a large stack in the middle of the rice field.
ลอมข้าวlɔɔm-kâaoที่tîiตั้งตระหง่านdtâng-dtrà-ngàanอยู่yùuกลางglaangทุ่งtûngเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buun
The stack of rice bundles standing tall in the middle of the field is a symbol of abundance.
ความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnจากjàakฝนfǒnที่tîiตกdtòkต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiฟางfaangในnaiลอมlɔɔmเกิดgə̀ətเชื้อราchʉ́ʉa-raaและlɛ́เสื่อมsʉ̀ʉamคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapได้dâai
Moisture from continuous rain can cause the straw in the stack to develop mold and deteriorate in quality.
2VerbB2
[to] stack straw/rice sheaves
to pile rice straw or bundles of harvested rice into a tall stack.
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ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan[to] help each other; cooperateลอมฟางlɔɔm-faangลอมฟางlɔɔm-faangstrawstack; rickเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเก็บไว้gèp-wáiเก็บไว้gèp-wái1[to] keep [sth]; put [sth] away; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] save/store [data/files]3[to] keep [sth] to oneself; not reveal (feelings/info)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)วัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛng1dry season2in the dry season
The farmers are helping each other stack the straw to keep for the cows to eat during the dry season.
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พ่อสอนpɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̌ɔnฉันchǎnให้hâiรู้rúuวิธีwí-tiiลอมข้าวlɔɔm-kâaoให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nและlɛ́ไม่mâiล้มlómง่ายngâaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโดนdoonลมlom
Dad taught me how to stack the rice bundles tightly so they don't fall over easily in the wind.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàลอมฟางlɔɔm-faangกองgɔɔngมหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maaนั้นnánเสร็จสิ้นsèt-sînก็gɔ̂ใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaและlɛ́แรงงานคนrɛɛng-ngaan-konไปbpaiไม่น้อยmâi-nɔ́ɔi
It took a considerable amount of time and manpower to finish stacking that enormous pile of straw.
การgaanลอมข้าวlɔɔm-kâaoแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raanต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiระบายอากาศrá-baai-aa-gàatได้ดีdâai-diiและlɛ́ป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiจากjàakความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉn
The traditional method of stacking rice bundles requires expertise to ensure good ventilation and prevent damage from moisture.
3ClassifierB2
classifier: stacks (of straw/rice sheaves)
classifier used for counting stacks of rice straw or bundles of harvested rice (e.g., ลอมหนึ่ง, ลอมสอง).
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ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ทำนาtam naaทำนาtam naa[to] farm rice; cultivate paddyได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)เก็บไว้gèp wáiเก็บไว้gèp wái1[to] keep [sth]; put [sth] away; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] save/store [data/files]3[to] keep [sth] to oneself; not reveal (feelings/info)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingสามsăamสามsăamthree (3)ลอมlomลอมlom1straw stack; stack of rice bundles2[to] stack straw/rice sheaves3classifier: stacks (of straw/rice sheaves)ใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scale
This year we got a lot of rice from farming; we were able to store it in up to three stacks.
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เห็นhěnฟางfaangแค่kɛ̂ɛลอมlɔɔmเดียวdiiaoไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàพอpɔɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpวัวwuuaทั้งtángฝูงfǔungในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛng
Seeing just one stack of straw, it's unlikely to be enough for the whole herd of cows during the dry season.
ภาพpâapทุ่งนาtûng naaกว้างไกลgwâang glaiมีmeeลอมฟางlom faangตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáถึงtĕungสิบsìpกว่าgwàaลอมlomเป็นbpenภาพpâapที่têeน่าประทับใจnâa bprà-táp jaiยิ่งนักyîng nák
The sight of the vast fields with over ten stacks of straw placed at intervals was an extremely impressive image.
ในnaiยุ้งฉางyúng-chǎangโบราณboo-raanเราraoพบpópหลักฐานlàk-tǎanการเก็บgaan-gèpข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakไว้wáiหลายlǎaiลอมlɔɔmซึ่งsʉ̂ngสันนิษฐานsǎn-nít-tǎanว่าwâaมีอายุmii-aa-yúหลายlǎaiร้อยปีrɔ́ɔi-bpii
In the ancient granary, we found evidence of several stacks of paddy being stored, which are presumed to be hundreds of years old.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
lɔɔm
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 | — | — |