หอมชา
hɔ̌ɔm-chaaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] smell of tea; be tea-fragrant
To have a pleasant tea-like smell.
Examples
ใบชาbai-chaaใบชาbai-chaatea leaf/leavesแห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothพวกนี้pûuak-níiพวกนี้pûuak-níi1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell goodชาchaaชาchaa1tea2numb; without sensation3[to] go numb; become numbอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
These dried tea leaves still have a pleasant tea-like smell.
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When you brew fresh tea, the room fills with its lovely tea fragrance.
เทียนไขtiian-kǎiกลิ่นglìnนี้níiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iหอมชาhɔ̌ɔm-chaaเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanกลิ่นดอกไม้glìn-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
This scented candle doesn't really have a tea smell; it's more like a floral scent.
ขนมkà-nǒmชิ้นนี้chín-níiมีmiiความพิเศษkwaam-pí-sèetตรงที่dtrong-tîiเนื้อเค้กnʉ́ʉa-kéekหอมชาhɔ̌ɔm-chaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛครีมkriimเป็นbpenรสผลไม้rót-pǒn-lá-máaiทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติrót-châatไม่mâiเลี่ยนlîian
This pastry is special because the cake itself has a tea fragrance, but the cream is fruit-flavored, which makes the taste not too rich.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hɔ̌ɔm
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionfragrant; pleasantly scentedPart 1
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หอมชาhɔ̌ɔm-chaaหอมชาhɔ̌ɔm-chaa[to] smell of tea; be tea-fragrant[to] smell of tea; be tea-fragrantWord