สำลักน้ำ
săm-lák náam
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] choke on water; cough up water
to choke, gag, or cough because water enters the airway or goes down the wrong way
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholน้ำเร็วnám reoน้ำเร็วnám reo1premature ejaculation2[to] ejaculate too quicklyไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)สำลักน้ำsăm-lák náamสำลักน้ำsăm-lák náam1[to] choke on water; cough up water2aspirate waterไอaiไอai1[to] cough2a cough3vapor; steam; fumes4vapor (scientific/technical)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
He drank too fast and choked on the water, coughing.
2VerbB2
aspirate water
to accidentally inhale water into the airway or lungs
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4black coffee (order term)5[to] dive; submerge (literary/poetic)น้ำตื้นnám dtêunน้ำตื้นnám dtêunshallow waterครั้งแรกkráng râekครั้งแรกkráng râek1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เผลอplĕrเผลอplĕr1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingหายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai1[to] breathe; respire2[to] gasp; wheeze; breathe with difficultyผิดจังหวะpìt jang-wàผิดจังหวะpìt jang-wà1off-beat; out of rhythm2ill-timed; mistimed3arrhythmic (medical)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)สำลักน้ำsăm-lák náamสำลักน้ำsăm-lák náam1[to] choke on water; cough up water2aspirate waterเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]หลอดลมlòt lomหลอดลมlòt lom1windpipe; trachea (everyday)2bronchus; bronchial tubeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightโผล่ขึ้นมาplòh kêun maaโผล่ขึ้นมาplòh kêun maa[to] appear suddenly; [to] pop upหายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai1[to] breathe; respire2[to] gasp; wheeze; breathe with difficulty
During my first time snorkeling, I breathed at the wrong moment and accidentally inhaled water into my windpipe, so I had to surface to breathe.
Word Breakdown
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สำลักน้ำsăm-lák náamสำลักน้ำsăm-lák náam[to] choke on water; cough up water