อธม
à-tomMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
base; vile; low (literary)
Low, base, or morally contemptible; used especially in literary language to describe a person's character or conduct.
Examples
ตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiตัวร้ายdtuua-ráai1villain; antagonist2bad guy (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringอธมà-tomอธมà-tombase; vile; low (literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำร้ายtam-ráaiทำร้ายtam-ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛeven (emphasizing an extreme or unlikely example)ผู้มีพระคุณpûu-mii-prá-kunผู้มีพระคุณpûu-mii-prá-kunbenefactor; person owed gratitudeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; ascetics
The villain in this story is a morally despicable person who is willing to harm even his own benefactor.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaทำtamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangการใส่ร้ายgaan-sài-ráaiผู้บริสุทธิ์pûu-bɔɔ-rí-sùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaอำนาจam-nâatก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamอันanอธมà-tom
Even if it is claimed to be for the nation's sake, slandering innocent people to retain power remains a vile act.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiวาจาwaa-jaaสูงส่งsǔung-sòngปกปิดbpòk-bpìtจิตใจjìt-jaiอธมà-tomแต่dtɛ̀ɛความโลภkwaam-lôopก็gɔ̂เผยธาตุแท้pə̌əi-tâat-tɛ́ɛของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
He used lofty words to conceal his base character, but greed eventually revealed his true nature.
ในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panความkwaamอธมà-tomมิได้mí-dâaiอยู่ที่yùu-tîiชาติกำเนิดchâat-gam-nə̀ətหากhàakอยู่ที่yùu-tîiการเหยียบgaan-yìiapย่ำyâmผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยกyókตนdtonให้hâiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n
In the author's eyes, moral baseness lies not in one's birth, but in trampling on others to elevate oneself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อธม said อะ-ทม?
à-tom
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |