วอมแวม
wɔɔm-wɛɛmMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
glimmering; faintly flickering
Shining with a faint or intermittent light, as fireflies or a distant lamp might.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหิ่งห้อยhìng-hɔ̂ɔiหิ่งห้อยhìng-hɔ̂ɔifirefly; lightning bugส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛngส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛng1[to] shine; emit light2[to] stand out; attract attention; show promise (figurative)วอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛmวอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛm1glimmering; faintly flickering2faintly or intermittently visibleอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมคลองrim-klɔɔngริมคลองrim-klɔɔng1by/along the canal2canal-side; beside a canal3canal-side; canal bankระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
We saw fireflies glowing faintly on and off beside the canal as we walked home.
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แสงsăengตะเกียงdtà-giiangจากjàakเรือreuuaกลางglaangแม่น้ำmâe námส่องsòngวอมแวมwom waemอยู่yòoไกลglaiๆ-และláeสว่างsà-wàangไม่พอmâi poให้เห็นhâi hĕnคนkonบนbonเรือreuua
The lantern on a boat in the middle of the river glimmered faintly in the distance and was not bright enough for us to see the people aboard.
แม้mɛ́ɛไฟfaiจะjàดับdàpทั้งtángหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛแสงเทียนsɛ̌ɛng-tiianที่tîiส่องsɔ̀ɔngวอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛmบนbonโต๊ะdtóก็gɔ̂ยังyangพอpɔɔให้เราhâi-raoมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnหน้าnâaกันgan
Although the electricity was out throughout the village, the faint, flickering candlelight on the table still let us see each other's faces.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกระแสลมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-lomพัดผ่านpát-pàanกองไฟgɔɔng-faiที่tîiใกล้glâiดับdàpถ่านtàanที่tîiยังyangร้อนrɔ́ɔnอยู่yùuก็gɔ̂เรืองแสงrʉʉang-sɛ̌ɛngวอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛmขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอีกครั้งìik-kráng
When a breeze passed over the dying fire, the still-hot coals glowed faintly again.
2AdjectiveB2
faintly or intermittently visible
Appearing indistinctly or being visible at some moments but not others.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asร่างrâangร่างrâang1body; form; figure2draft; outline3[to] draft; sketch; outlineคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringวอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛmวอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛm1glimmering; faintly flickering2faintly or intermittently visibleอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veilที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปลิวbpliuปลิวbpliu1[to] be blown away; fly off2[to] disappear quickly (figurative)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ดูไม่ออกduu-mâi-ɔ̀ɔkดูไม่ออกduu-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk[to] be unable to tell; [to] be unable to figure outว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นใครbpen-kraiเป็นใครbpen-kraiWho is it?; Who are you?
I caught indistinct glimpses of someone behind the fluttering curtain, but I couldn't tell who it was.
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จากjàakบนbonรถrótฉันchǎnเห็นhěnบ้านbâanวอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛmอยู่yùuหลังlǎngแนวต้นไม้nɛɛo-dtôn-máaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoบ้านbâanก็gɔ̂หายไปhǎai-bpaiจากjàakสายตาsǎai-dtaa
From the car, I caught glimpses of a house behind a row of trees before it disappeared from view.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหมอกmɔ̀ɔkเคลื่อนผ่านklʉ̂ʉan-pàanไปตามbpai-dtaamแรงลมrɛɛng-lomยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoก็gɔ̂ปรากฏbpraa-gòtวอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛmให้เห็นhâi-hěnเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yáก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàถูกtùukหมอกmɔ̀ɔkบังbangอีกครั้งìik-kráng
As the wind moved the fog along, the mountain peak came faintly into view now and then before being hidden again.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuไม่ไกลmâi-glaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เห็นหน้าhěn-nâaเขาkǎoวอมแวมwɔɔm-wɛɛmเท่านั้นtâo-nánเพราะprɔ́มีmiiคนkonเดินผ่านdəən-pàanบังbangอยู่yùuตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Although he wasn't standing far away, I could only catch occasional glimpses of his face because people kept walking in front of him.
Tones
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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
wɔɔm
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 | — | — |