ลิ่ม
lîmMeanings
1NounB1
wedge; key (fastening piece)
A piece of wood or metal driven or fitted into a gap to split, tighten, or secure something; also a mechanical key securing parts together.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลิ่มlîmลิ่มlîm1wedge; key (fastening piece)2clot; coagulated massไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตอกdtɔ̀ɔk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)
He used a wooden wedge to hammer the door tight.
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ถ้าtâaโต๊ะdtóตัวdtuuaนี้néeโยกเยกyôhk yâekลองlongหาhăaลิ่มlîmเล็กๆlék lékมาmaaหนุนnŭnขาโต๊ะkăa dtóดูสิdoo sì
If this table is wobbly, try finding a small wedge to prop up its leg.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiต้องdtɔ̂ngตอกลิ่มdtɔɔ-glìmเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiรอยแยกrɔɔi-yɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngท่อนซุงtɔ̂n-sungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผ่าpàaมันmanออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngส่วนsùuan
The carpenter had to hammer a wedge into the crack of the log to split it in two.
ในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanคนงานkon-ngaanใช้cháiลิ่มlîmจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakตอกdtɔ̀ɔkเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiหินhǐnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสกัดsà-gàtหินhǐnก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakภูเขาpuu-kǎo
In ancient times, workers used numerous wedges, hammering them into the rock to quarry large blocks from the mountain.
2NounB1
clot; coagulated mass
A thick, solid lump formed when a liquid (especially blood or fat) coagulates.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือgǔuai-dtǐiao-rʉʉaก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือgǔuai-dtǐiao-rʉʉaboat noodles (Thai noodle soup)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลิ่มเลือดหมูlîm-lʉ̂ʉat-mǔuลิ่มเลือดหมูlîm-lʉ̂ʉat-mǔupig's blood curd; pork blood jelly
In the bowl of boat noodles, there are pork blood curds.
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คุณหมอkun-mɔ̌ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatขาkǎaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakลิ่มเลือดlîm-lʉ̂ʉatอุดตันùt-dtanในnaiเส้นเลือดsên-lʉ̂ʉat
The doctor said his leg pain was caused by a blood clot blocking a vein.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakต้มdtômนมถั่วเหลืองnom-tùua-lʉ̌ʉangทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiจนjonเย็นyenก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiลิ่มไขมันlîm-kǎi-manลอยlɔɔiอยู่ข้างบนyùu-kâang-bon
After boiling the soy milk and leaving it to cool, lumps of fat started to float on top.
การเกิดgaan-gə̀ətลิ่มเลือดlîm-lʉ̂ʉatในnaiหลอดเลือดสมองlɔ̀ɔt-lʉ̂ʉat-sà-mɔ̌ɔngเป็นbpenภาวะpaa-wáทางการแพทย์taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtที่tîiอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngได้รับdâi-rápการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaอย่างเร่งด่วนyàang-rêng-dùuan
The formation of a blood clot in a cerebral blood vessel is an extremely dangerous medical condition that requires urgent treatment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lîm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |