สุมทุม
sǔm-tumMeaning
1NounC1
clump of trees or bushes; thicket (literary)
A clump or thicket of trees or bushes, especially in literary descriptions; often used in the expression สุมทุมพุ่มไม้.
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude4[to] return; go back (Southern Thai)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สุมทุมsǔm-tumสุมทุมsǔm-tumclump of trees or bushes; thicket (literary)พุ่มไม้pûm-máaiพุ่มไม้pûm-máaibush; shrubข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěn[to] be unable to see [sth]มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)
The cat ran into the thicket beside the house to hide, so we couldn't see it.
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แม้mɛ́ɛทางเดินtaang-dəənจะjàถูกtùukสุมทุมsǔm-tumพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiบดบังbòt-bangแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ยังyangพอpɔɔมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnรอยเท้าrɔɔi-táaoบนดินbon-din
Although the path was obscured by dense bushes, we could still make out footprints on the ground.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngยามเย็นyaam-yenลอดผ่านlɔ̂ɔt-pàanสุมทุมsǔm-tumพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiทอดtɔ̂ɔtเงาngaoทับซ้อนtáp-sɔ́ɔnกันganบนbonทางtaangดินdinที่tîiแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiผู้ใดpûu-daiสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔn
The evening light filtered through the thicket, casting overlapping shadows on the dirt path that scarcely anyone traveled.
บ้านร้างbâan-ráangซึ่งsʉ̂ngเคยkəəiตั้งdtângเด่นdènอยู่yùuริมคลองrim-klɔɔngบัดนี้bàt-níiถูกtùukสุมทุมsǔm-tumพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiโอบล้อมòop-lɔ́ɔmจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpกลืนหายไปglʉʉn-hǎai-bpaiกับgàpความkwaamรกrókครึ้มkrʉ́m
The abandoned house, once prominent beside the canal, was now surrounded by thickets and almost swallowed up by the dense vegetation.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǔm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |