หวำ
wǎmMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
concave; indented
curved inward; physically hollowed out or indented
Examples
เบาะโซฟาbɔ̀-soo-faaเบาะโซฟาbɔ̀-soo-faasofa cushion (seat/back)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write overมานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náam1sponge (cleaning tool)2sponge (animal)ตรงกลางdtrong-glaangตรงกลางdtrong-glaang1in the middle; centrally2central; middle (located at the center)3the middle; the centerยุบyúpยุบyúp1[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)2[to] collapse; cave in3[to] subside (swelling/inflammation)4[to] abolish; dissolve (organization)หวำwǎmหวำwǎmconcave; indentedลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)
This sofa cushion has been sat on for so long that the sponge in the middle has hollowed out.
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ช่างไม้châng máiค่อยๆkôi kôiขัดkàtเนื้อไม้néuua máaiบริเวณbo-rí-waynนั้นnánให้hâiมีmeeลักษณะlák-sà-nàหวำwàmลึกléukลงไปlong bpaiเพื่อpêuuaทำเป็นtam bpenที่จับtêe jàp
The carpenter carefully sanded the wood in that area so it became hollowed out to make a handle.
โรคขาดสารอาหารrôok-kàat-sǎan-aa-hǎanรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngทำให้tam-hâiใบหน้าbai-nâaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoซูบผอมsûup-pɔ̌ɔmจนjonแก้มgɛ̂ɛmตอบdtɔ̀ɔpหวำwǎmลงไปlong-bpai
Severe malnutrition made his face so thin that his cheeks became deeply hollowed.
ลักษณะlák-sà-nàทางธรณีวิทยาtaang-tɔɔ-rá-nii-wít-tá-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngถ้ำtâmแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiผนังpà-nǎngหินhǐnที่tîiเว้าwáoหวำwǎmเข้าไปkâo-bpaiข้างในkâang-naiคล้ายกับkláai-gàpถูกtùukกัดเซาะgàt-sɔ́ด้วยdûuaiกระแสน้ำวนgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náam-wonมาmaaนับพันปีnáp-pan-bpii
The geological features of this cave include rock walls that are curved inward, as if eroded by a whirlpool for thousands of years.
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 syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
wǎm
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 | — | — |