หลวมๆ
lŭuam lŭuamMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
loose; not tight
fitting in a way that is not tight; having space to move.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อยืดsêuua yèuutเสื้อยืดsêuua yèuutT-shirt; teeหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuam1loose; not tight2roughly; not strictly3lax; not strict
I like wearing loose-fitting t-shirts.
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These pants are loose and very comfortable to wear.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkแม่mâeซื้อséuเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamให้hâiเผื่อpèuuaฉันchănโตขึ้นdtoo kûen
When I was a kid, my mom bought me loose-fitting clothes in case I grew.
หน้าร้อนnâa rónแบบนี้bàep néeฉันchănว่าใส่wâa sàiกระโปรงgrà-bprohngยาวๆyaao yaaoหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamน่าจะnâa jàสบายsà-baaiกว่าgwàaใส่sàiกางเกงยีนส์gaang-gayng yeenนะná
In this hot weather, I think wearing a long, loose skirt would be more comfortable than wearing jeans.
2AdverbB1
roughly; not strictly
done in a way that is not exact, strict, or detailed; approximately.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showกำหนดการgam-nòt gaanกำหนดการgam-nòt gaanschedule; program; agendaหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuam1loose; not tight2roughly; not strictly3lax; not strictว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4something like; along the lines of (informal)5moderate; reasonable (literary)วันศุกร์wan sùkวันศุกร์wan sùkFriday
He gave a rough schedule, saying it would be finished around Friday.
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เราraoมาmaaวางwaangแผนเที่ยวpăen tîaoกันไว้gan wáiหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamก่อนgònแล้วláeoค่อยkôiมาmaaลงรายละเอียดlong raai-lá-ìiatทีหลังtee lăng
Let's make a rough plan for the trip first, and we can add the details later.
ผมpŏmลองlongคำนวณkam-nuuanค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamดูdooแล้วláeoน่าจะnâa jàตกอยู่dtòk yòoที่têeประมาณbprà-maanสองsŏngหมื่นmèuunบาทbàat
I've made a rough calculation of the costs, and it should come to about twenty thousand baht.
นิยามní-yaamของkŏngคำว่าkam wâaศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpàที่têeเขาkăoอธิบายà-tí-baaiมาmaaมันmanยังyangค่อนข้างkôn kâangหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamและláeจับต้องได้jàp dtông dâiยากyâak
The definition of 'art' that he explained is still quite loose and difficult to grasp.
3AdjectiveB2
lax; not strict
not strict or tight in control, rules, or enforcement; allowing more freedom than usual.
Examples
ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลี้ยงลูกlíiang lôokเลี้ยงลูกlíiang lôok[to] raise a childแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)หลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuam1loose; not tight2roughly; not strictly3lax; not strictไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ตั้งกฎdtâng gòtตั้งกฎdtâng gòt[to] set a ruleเข้มงวดkêm ngûuatเข้มงวดkêm ngûuatstrict; stringent (about rules/standards)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
At my home, we raise our children in a relaxed way; we don't set many strict rules.
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หัวหน้าhŭua nâaคนใหม่kon màiมีสไตล์mee sà-dtaaiการบริหารgaan bo-rí-hăanที่têeค่อนข้างkôn kâangหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamทำให้tam hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanรู้สึกrúu-sèukมีmeeอิสระìt-sà-ràมากขึ้นmâak kêun
The new boss has a rather lax management style, which makes the employees feel more independent.
การบังคับใช้กฎหมายgaan bang-káp chái gòt-măaiที่têeหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamเป็นbpenช่องโหว่chông wòhที่têeทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtปัญหาbpan-hăaคอร์รัปชันko-ráp-chânได้dâiง่ายngâai
Lax law enforcement is a loophole that makes it easy for corruption problems to arise.
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiด้านdâanความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtดูdooจะjàหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamเกินไปgern bpaiอาจàatก่อให้เกิดgò hâi gèrtความเสี่ยงkwaam sìiangที่têeไม่คาดคิดmâi kâat kítตามมาdtaam maaได้dâi
The company's security policy seems too lax; it could lead to unforeseen risks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หลวมๆ said หลวม-หลวม?
lŭuam lŭuam
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 ล 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
lŭuam
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 | — | — |