หำ
hǎmMeanings
1NounB2
penis; testicles
male genitalia, often referring to a young boy's penis or used colloquially as slang for testicles
Examples
เด็กผู้ชายdèk-pûu-chaaiเด็กผู้ชายdèk-pûu-chaaiboy; male child/youthคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)วิ่งเล่นwîng-lênวิ่งเล่นwîng-lên[to] run around for fun; rompตากฝนdtàak-fǒnตากฝนdtàak-fǒn[to] get rained on; be out in the rainโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่ใส่mâi-sàiไม่ใส่mâi-sài1[to] not add; without [sth]2[to] not wearกางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหำhǎmหำhǎm1penis; testicles2little boy
That little boy ran around playing in the rain without wearing pants, exposing his penis.
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เขาkǎoเตะdtèฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnพลาดไปplâat-bpaiโดนdoonหำhǎmเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanอย่างจังyàang-jangจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanจุกjùkลงไปlong-bpaiนอนnɔɔnกองgɔɔngกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉn
He missed his football kick and squarely hit his friend's testicles, causing him to double over in pain on the ground.
แม่mɛ̂ɛคอยkɔɔiสอนsɔ̌ɔnลูกชายlûuk-chaaiวัยอนุบาลwai-à-nú-baanว่าwâaไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเอามือao-mʉʉไปbpaiจับjàpหำhǎmเล่นlênในnaiที่สาธารณะtîi-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
The mother keeps teaching her kindergarten-aged son that he shouldn't play with his penis in public.
เขาkǎoขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaanตกหลุมdtòk-lǔmแล้วlɛ́ɛoกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkกับgàpเบาะbɔ̀อย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngจนjonจุกjùkหำhǎm
He rode his bicycle into a pothole and hit the seat so hard that he felt a sharp pain in his testicles.
2NounB2
little boy
an affectionate term used to address or refer to a little boy, particularly in regional dialects such as Northeastern (Isan) and Northern Thai
Examples
บักหำbàk-hǎmบักหำbàk-hǎmboy; lad; son (familiar, Isan)น้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)สนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
My little boy (Grandma's little boy), was school fun today?
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔตะโกนเรียกdtà-goon-rîiakบักหำbàk-hǎmให้มาhâi-maaกินginข้าวเย็นkâao-yenที่tîiแม่mɛ̂ɛเพิ่งpə̂ngทำtamเสร็จsèt
Dad shouted to call the little boy to come eat the dinner mom just finished making.
คำว่าkam-wâaหำhǎmในnaiภาษาอีสานpaa-sǎa-ii-sǎanเป็นbpenคำเรียกkam-rîiakเด็กผู้ชายdèk-pûu-chaaiด้วยdûuaiความเอ็นดูkwaam-en-duuไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiหยาบคายyàap-kaaiแต่อย่างใดdtɛ̀ɛ-yàang-dai
The word 'Ham' in the Isan dialect is an affectionate term to address a boy and does not have any rude meaning whatsoever.
เมื่อmêuuaถึงช่วงtĕung chûuangเทศกาลสงกรานต์tâyt-sà-gaan sŏng-graanยายyaaiมักจะmák jàเตรียมdtriiamขนมkà-nŏmมากมายmâak maaiไว้wáiรอrorรับrápบักหำbàk hămน้อยnóiที่จะtêe jàกลับมาglàp maaจากjàakกรุงเทพฯgrung-têp
When the Songkran festival arrives, grandma often prepares lots of snacks waiting to welcome her little boy coming back from Bangkok.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หำ said หัม?
hǎm
- Vowel spellingThe vowel ำ already ends in an m sound, so it is respelled ัม.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh 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
hǎm
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 | — | — |