หนม

nǒm

Meaning

1NounA2

snack; treat; dessert (informal)

informal/colloquial spelling of 'ขนมขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert': snacks, treats, or desserts (sweet or savory)

Examples

อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketหนมnǒmหนมnǒmsnack; treat; dessert (informal)
I want to eat snacks.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉหนมnǒmที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatมาmaa
Yesterday, I went to buy snacks at the market.
ในnaiตู้เย็นdtûu-yenมีmiiหนมnǒmอะไรà-raiกินginบ้างbâang
What snacks are there to eat in the fridge?
ถ้าtâaหิวhĭuตอนdtonบ่ายๆbàai bàaiในnaiตู้ครัวdtôo kruuaมีmeeหนมnŏmอยู่yòoนะnáหยิบyìpกินginได้เลยdâai loei
If you get hungry in the afternoon, there are some snacks in the kitchen cabinet you can eat.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

nǒm

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——