หวาม
wǎamMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] feel a sudden thrill; [to] feel a shiver
to feel a sudden shiver, thrill, or tingling feeling in the heart or body, often from strong emotion, excitement, fear, or desire
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสบตาsòp dtaaสบตาsòp dtaa[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyesฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หวามwăamหวามwăam[to] feel a sudden thrill; [to] feel a shiverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อกòkอกòk1chest; breast2breast (culinary cut)3bosom; heart (figurative)แปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2oddly; in a strange way
When he made eye contact, I felt a strange thrill in my chest.
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ฉากรักchàak-rákในnaiนิยายní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiอ่านàanแล้วlɛ́ɛoทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหวามใจwǎam-jaiมากmâak
The love scene in this novel makes you feel a deep thrill when reading it.
สัมผัสsǎm-pàtแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoจากjàakมือmʉʉของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหวามwǎamวูบwûupไปbpaiทั้งตัวtáng-dtuua
The gentle touch of his hand made a thrill run suddenly through her entire body.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinคำkamบอกรักbɔ̀ɔk-rákจากjàakเขาkǎoเธอtəəก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหวามwǎamไหวwǎiในใจnai-jaiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tii
When she heard his declaration of love, she immediately felt a thrill in her heart.
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 ว 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
wǎam
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 | — | — |