หนิมๆ
nĭm nĭmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
quiet; demure; reserved
quiet, demure, or reserved in manner; often used for someone who seems innocent, modest, or unassuming
Examples
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hireที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringหนิมๆnĭm nĭmหนิมๆnĭm nĭmquiet; demure; reservedไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)พูดคุยpôot kuiพูดคุยpôot kui1[to] talk; chat2[to] discussกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ออฟฟิศóf-fítออฟฟิศóf-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)เท่าไหร่tâo ràiเท่าไหร่tâo rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many
The new employee who just joined is a quiet person; he doesn't talk much with anyone in the office.
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ภายนอกpaai nôkเธอterอาจจะàat jàดูdooหนิมๆnĭm nĭmแต่ความจริงแล้วdtàe kwaam jing láewเธอterเป็นbpenคนkonฉลาดchà-làatและláeหัวไวhŭua waiมากmâakนะná
On the outside she might look unassuming, but in reality, she is very smart and quick-witted.
อย่าประมาทyàa bprà-màatเธอterเพียงpiiangเพราะpráwเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเธอterมีmeeบุคลิกbùk-ká-líkหนิมๆnĭm nĭmไม่ค่อยmâi kôiสู้sôoคนkonเพราะpráwจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเธอterสอบได้sòp dâaiที่หนึ่งtêe nèungตลอดdtà-lòt
Don't underestimate her just because she has a demure personality and rarely stands up for herself; because she actually always ranks first in exams.
เห็นhĕnหนิมๆnĭm nĭmแบบนั้นbàep nánพอporถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaพรีเซนต์งานpree-sén ngaanเธอterกลับglàpพูดจาpôot jaaฉะฉานchà-chăanจนjonทุกคนtúk konในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumอึ้งêungไปbpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
Seeing her so quiet like that, when it was time to present her work, she spoke so articulately that everyone in the meeting was amazed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หนิมๆ said หนิม-หนิม?
nĭm nĭm
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
nĭm
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 | — | — |