ล่มจม
lôm-jomMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] go bankrupt; [to] be ruined
to be ruined, especially financially; to go bankrupt or fail completely.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลงทุนlong-tunลงทุนlong-tun1[to] invest (money; resources)2to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)ผิดพลาดpìt-plâatผิดพลาดpìt-plâat1[to] be wrong; be erroneous2faulty; incorrectจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toล่มจมlôm-jomล่มจมlôm-jom[to] go bankrupt; [to] be ruined
He made a bad investment, causing his business to be ruined.
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ถ้าtâaยังyangใช้เงินchái-ngənฟุ่มเฟือยfûm-fʉʉaiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaคงkongได้dâaiล่มจมlôm-jomแน่nɛ̂ɛ
If you keep spending money extravagantly like this, the family will surely be ruined in the future.
วิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakล่มจมlôm-jomและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaลงlong
The economic crisis caused many small companies to go bankrupt and shut down.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiเชิงนโยบายchəəng-ná-yoo-baaiที่tîiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiประเทศชาติbprà-têet-châatล่มจมlôm-jomได้dâai
A single mistaken policy decision could lead a nation to complete ruin.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lôm
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
ล่มlômล่มlôm1[to] capsize; overturn (in water)2[to] sink; founder (of a vessel)3[to] collapse; fall into ruin4[to] fail; be called off; crash/go down5[to] miscarry; end in miscarriage[to] capsize; overturn (in water)Part 1
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จมjomจมjom1[to] sink; go under (liquid)2[to] be immersed; be buried; be stuck (literal/figurative)3sunken; recessed; embedded[to] sink; go under (liquid)Part 2
ล่มจมlôm-jomล่มจมlôm-jom[to] go bankrupt; [to] be ruined[to] go bankrupt; [to] be ruinedWord