ห่ม
hòmMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] cover; wrap (with cloth/blanket)
to cover or wrap the body with a cloth, blanket, shawl, or similar item
Examples
หนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ห่มผ้าhòm-pâaห่มผ้าhòm-pâa[to] cover oneself or [sb] with a blanket or clothหนาnǎaหนาnǎa1thick (not thin)2dense; in large quantity3thickly; densely
It's very cold; I cover myself with a thick blanket.
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Last night I didn't cover myself enough, so I woke up cold.
If it rains, we'll wrap a shawl around ourselves and walk home.
ยายyaaiชอบchôpห่มhòmผ้าขนหนูpâa kŏn nŏoบางbaangๆ-หลังlăngอาบน้ำàap náamเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเป็นหวัดbpen wàt
Grandma likes to wrap a thin towel around herself after bathing to avoid catching a cold.
2VerbB1
[to] drape; cover (with cloth)
to place or spread a cloth or fabric over something, such as a statue, seat, or object
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ห่มhòmห่มhòm1[to] cover; wrap (with cloth/blanket)2[to] drape; cover (with cloth)ผ้าขาวpâa-kǎaoผ้าขาวpâa-kǎaowhite cloth; white fabricบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)องค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)พระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupพระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûup1classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)2Buddha image; Buddha statueในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันสำคัญwan-sǎm-kanวันสำคัญwan-sǎm-kan1important/commemorative day; public observance2special personal day; milestone date
Villagers drape a white cloth over the Buddha statue on important days.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanห่มhòmผ้ากำมะหยี่pâa-gam-má-yìiบนbonเก้าอี้gâo-îiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmพิธีpí-tiiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูเรียบร้อยduu-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
The staff spread velvet cloth over the chairs before the ceremony to make them look tidy.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panห่มผ้าhòm-pâaใบbaiคลุมklumรูปปั้นrûup-bpânชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoระหว่างrá-wàangการบูรณะgaan-buu-rá-ná
The museum temporarily draped canvas over the statue during restoration.
ในnaiเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉห่มhòmผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiลายlaaiอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitบนbonบุษบกbùt-sà-bòkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเน้นnénความศักดิ์สิทธิ์kwaam-sàk-sìtของkɔ̌ɔngวัตถุwát-tù
During the festival, craftsmen meticulously drape patterned silk over the palanquin to emphasize the sanctity of the object.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hòm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |