วอลุ่ม
wɔɔ-lûmMeanings
1NounA2
volume (sound level)
the level of loudness of sound, especially on audio devices; also used to refer to the volume control.
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth]วอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûmวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûm1volume (sound level)2volume (amount of hair/body)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Please turn down the volume a bit.
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Can you turn up the TV volume? I can't hear at all.
ปุ่มbpùmวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûmของkɔ̌ɔngลำโพงlam-poongตัวdtuuaนี้níiเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛoหมุนmǔnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəi
The volume knob on this speaker is broken; it won't turn at all.
เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanมาmaaเตือนdtʉʉanเพราะprɔ́เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเราraoเปิดbpə̀ətเพลงpleengวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûmดังdangเกินไปหน่อยgəən-bpai-nɔ̀i
The neighbors came to warn us because we played music with the volume a bit too loud last night.
2NounB1
volume (amount of hair/body)
fullness or thickness, especially of hair or styling products that add body.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûmวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûm1volume (sound level)2volume (amount of hair/body)มากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níiมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níimore than this
I want my hair to have more volume.
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แชมพูchɛɛm-puuยี่ห้อนี้yîi-hɔ̂ɔ-níiดีนะdii-náช่วยให้chûuai-hâiผมpǒmที่tîiลีบแบนlîip-bɛɛnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnดูduuมีmiiวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûmขึ้นkʉ̂n
This brand of shampoo is good; it helps my flat hair look like it has more volume.
ช่างทำผมchâng-tam-pǒmสอนsɔ̌ɔnวิธีwí-tiiเป่าผมbpào-pǒmให้hâiโคนผมkoon-pǒmยกตัวyók-dtuuaสวยsǔuaiและlɛ́มีmiiวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûm
The hairstylist taught me how to blow-dry my hair to lift the roots beautifully and create volume.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonผมpǒmเส้นเล็กsên-lékและlɛ́ลีบแบนlîip-bɛɛnการใช้gaan-cháiมูสmûutก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเป่าผมbpào-pǒmเป็นbpenเทคนิคték-nìkที่tîiช่วยchûuaiสร้างsâangวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûmได้dâaiอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
For people with fine, flat hair, using a mousse before blow-drying is a technique that can create significant volume.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wɔɔ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
วอwɔɔวอwɔɔ1walkie-talkie; radio handset2palanquin; sedan chair3the letter 'ว' (Thai consonant name)walkie-talkie; radio handsetPart 1
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