ลิ่มดำ
lîm-damMeaning
1NounB1
black key (of a piano)
a black key on a piano or musical keyboard
Examples
ครูสอนkruu sŏnให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] suppress; hold downลิ่มดำlîm damลิ่มดำlîm damblack key (of a piano)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เปียโนbpia-nohเปียโนbpia-nohpiano (musical instrument)
The teacher taught me to press the black key on the piano.
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This song is hard to play because you have to press a lot of black keys.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiผ้าpâaเช็ดchétทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatลิ่มดำlîm-damและlɛ́ลิ่มขาวlîm-kǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngคีย์บอร์ดkii-bɔ̀ɔtทุกวันtúk-wan
He uses a cloth to wipe and clean the black and white keys of the keyboard every day.
ในnaiสเกลเพนทาโทนิกsà-geen-peen-taa-too-níkแบบbɛ̀ɛpง่ายngâaiคุณkunสามารถsǎa-mâatเล่นดนตรีlên-don-dtriiโดยdooiใช้cháiแค่kɛ̂ɛลิ่มดำlîm-damอย่างเดียวyàang-diiaoได้dâai
In a simple pentatonic scale, you can play music using only the black keys.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลิ่มดำ said ลิ่ม-ดัม?
lîm-dam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterblack; very dark (color)Part 2
ลิ่มดำlîm-damลิ่มดำlîm-damblack key (of a piano)black key (of a piano)Word