ละเมอ
lá-məəMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] talk or act in one's sleep
To speak, move, or perform actions while asleep without being aware of doing so.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightพี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingละเมอlá-məəละเมอlá-məə1[to] talk or act in one's sleep2[to] act/speak dreamily; be absent-minded as if dreamingพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในฝันnai-fǎnในฝันnai-fǎn1in a dream2dream; ideal; dreamed-ofทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire night
Last night my brother talked in his sleep, saying the name of someone in his dream all night.
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เธอterบอกว่าbòk wâaเวลาway-laaเครียดkrîatเธอterมักจะmák jàละเมอlá-merพูดpôotเป็นbpenประโยคprà-yôhkยาวyaaoๆ-โดยไม่รู้ตัวdooy mâi róo dtuua
She said that when she’s stressed, she often talks in her sleep in long sentences without realizing it.
ผมpǒmอัดเสียงàt-sǐiangไว้wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛoได้ยินdâi-yinตัวเองdtuua-eengละเมอlá-məəเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangงานngaanตอนdtɔɔnหลับลึกlàp-lʉ́k
I recorded audio and heard myself talking about work in my sleep during deep sleep.
พอpɔɔไปbpaiค้างkáangบ้านbâanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaผมpǒmละเมอlá-məəคุยkuiตอบโต้dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanประชุมbprà-chumโดยdooiผมpǒmไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangเลยləəi
When I stayed over at a friend’s house, he said I was talking in my sleep as if in a meeting, and I was completely unaware.
2VerbB2
[to] act/speak dreamily; be absent-minded as if dreaming
To speak or behave in a dreamy, unfocused, or dazed manner as if not fully conscious.
Examples
นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meetingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสักพักsàk-pákสักพักsàk-pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจ้องjɔ̂ngจ้องjɔ̂ng1[to] stare; fix one’s gaze2umbrella; parasol (Northern Thai)3[to] set one’s sights on; target (figurative)ออกนอกหน้าɔ̀ɔk-nɔ̂ɔk-nâaออกนอกหน้าɔ̀ɔk-nɔ̂ɔk-nâaopenly; overtly; blatantlyต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughละเมอlá-məəละเมอlá-məə1[to] talk or act in one's sleep2[to] act/speak dreamily; be absent-minded as if dreamingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎam[to] answer [a question]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
During the meeting, he stared out the window as if dazed and didn’t answer anyone.
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ครูkruuทักtákว่าwâaเธอterดูdooละเมอlá-merๆ-วันนี้wan néeขอให้kŏr hâiตั้งสติdtâng sà-dtìก่อนgònทำtamแบบฝึกหัดbàep fèuk-hàt
The teacher remarked that she seemed dreamy today and asked her to focus before doing the exercises.
หลังทำงานlǎng-tam-ngaanดึกdʉ̀kหลายlǎaiคืนkʉʉnเขาkǎoพูดจาpûut-jaaละเมอlá-məəจนjonเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimต้องdtɔ̂ngเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiพักpák
After working late for several nights, he spoke in a dazed manner until his teammates had to remind him to rest.
เธอtəəยืนyʉʉnมองmɔɔngภาพวาดpâap-wâatแล้วlɛ́ɛoพึมพำpʉm-pamละเมอlá-məəเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanจมjomอยู่ในyùu-naiโลกlôokความคิดkwaam-kítของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
She stood gazing at the painting and murmured dreamily, as if lost in her own world of thoughts.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |