หม่ำ
màmMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] eat
to eat (used informally, playfully, or as baby talk when speaking to children)
Examples
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหม่ำmàmหม่ำmàm1[to] eat2fermented Isan sausageข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsจะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)โตdtohโตdtoh1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upไวๆwai waiไวๆwai waiquickly; fast
Come eat your rice quickly, sweetie, so you can grow up fast.
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What do you want to eat today, sweetie? Mommy will make it for you.
The little one was very hungry and ate all the snacks.
พอpɔɔฉันchǎnเทteeอาหารaa-hǎanลงในlong-naiชามchaamลูกหมาlûuk-mǎaก็gɔ̂วิ่งwîngมาmaaหม่ำmàmอย่างyàangเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt-à-rɔ̀i
As soon as I poured food into the bowl, the puppy ran over and happily ate it up.
2NounB2
fermented Isan sausage
a type of fermented Northeastern Thai (Isan) sausage, usually made with minced beef or pork mixed with organs such as liver
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketหม่ำmàmหม่ำmàm1[to] eat2fermented Isan sausageเนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an objectกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ข้าวเหนียวร้อนๆkâao nĭiao rón rónข้าวเหนียวร้อนๆkâao nĭiao rón rónhot sticky riceมากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanไส้กรอกอีสานsâi gròk ee-săanไส้กรอกอีสานsâi gròk ee-săanIsan sausageทั่วไปtûua bpaiทั่วไปtûua bpai1general; common2widespread; prevalent3generally; widely; throughout
I prefer eating beef mum with hot sticky rice over regular Isan sausage.
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ร้านส้มตำráan-sôm-dtamร้านนี้ráan-níiมีmiiหม่ำmàmหมูmǔuทอดtɔ̂ɔtอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâakคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngลองlɔɔngสั่งsàngมากินmaa-ginดูduuนะná
This som tum restaurant has very delicious fried pork mum. You must try ordering it to eat.
เคล็ดลับklét lápในnaiการทำgaan tamหม่ำmàmให้hâiอร่อยà-ròiคือkeuการผสมgaan pà-sŏmตับdtàpสับsàpลงไปlong bpaiและláeหมักmàkทิ้งไว้tíng wáiจนมีjon meeรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoพอดีpo dee
The secret to making delicious mum is mixing in minced liver and fermenting it until it reaches the perfect level of sourness.
เวลาwee-laaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoจังหวัดชัยภูมิjang-wàt-chai-yá-puumคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiมักจะmák-jàซื้อsʉ́ʉหม่ำmàmกลับมาglàp-maaเป็นbpenของฝากkɔ̌ɔng-fàakเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenของดีkɔ̌ɔng-diiประจำbprà-jamท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
Whenever traveling to Chaiyaphum province, most people usually buy mum as a souvenir because it is a famous local specialty.
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 ม 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
màm
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 | — | — |