หนุ่ม
nùmMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
young; youthful (male)
young in age or appearance, referring to a male; youthful-looking (male)
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youthขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai[to] exercise; work outทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Dad looks younger after exercising every day.
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He just got a new haircut, which makes his face look younger.
แม้mɛ́ɛอายุaa-yúสี่สิบsìi-sìpเขาkǎoยังyangแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiและlɛ́ดูduuหนุ่มnùmอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even at forty, he still dresses simply and looks youthful.
หลังlǎngลดน้ำหนักlót-nám-nàkและlɛ́เปลี่ยนbplìianสไตล์sà-dtaiการแต่งตัวgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtuuaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ดูduuหนุ่มnùmและlɛ́กระฉับกระเฉงgrà-chàp-grà-chěengขึ้นkʉ̂nอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
After losing weight and changing his style of dress, he clearly looks younger and more energetic.
2NounA2
young man; youth
a young male person; a youth
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youthในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔn1[to] kick a football/soccer ball2[to] play football/soccer (informal)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become cool
He is a young man in the village who likes to play football every evening.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanมีmiiหนุ่มnùmจากjàakต่างdtàangอำเภอam-pəəมาmaaขายkǎaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiที่tîiตลาดdtà-làat
Yesterday, a young man from another district came to sell fruit at the market.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiหนุ่มnùmกลุ่มglùmนี้níiจะjàไปbpaiสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanที่tîiนิคมอุตสาหกรรมní-kom-ùt-sǎa-hà-gam
Tomorrow these young men will go apply for jobs at the industrial estate.
หนุ่มnùmคนใหม่kon-màiที่tîiเข้ามาkâo-maaฝึกงานfʉ̀k-ngaanขยันkà-yǎnมากmâakและlɛ́เรียนรู้riian-rúuงานngaanเร็วreo
The new young man who joined as an intern is very diligent and learns quickly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
nùm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |