อม
omMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hold in the mouth; suck
to keep something in the mouth without swallowing, often sucking it (e.g., candy, lozenge, cough drop)
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesอมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted withลูกอมlûuk-omลูกอมlûuk-omcandy; sweetรสสตรอว์เบอร์รีrót-sà-dtrɔɔ-bəə-riiรสสตรอว์เบอร์รีrót-sà-dtrɔɔ-bəə-rii1strawberry flavor2strawberry-flavored
The child is sucking a strawberry-flavored candy.
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He is sucking a cough drop to soothe his throat.
Grandma likes to suck makhwaeng berries when her throat is dry.
The teacher warned students not to keep chewing gum in their mouths in class.
2VerbB2
[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)
to secretly take or keep money or benefits for oneself; to pocket funds (informal figurative use)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ต่อว่าdtɔ̀ɔ-wâaต่อว่าdtɔ̀ɔ-wâa[to] reproach; scold; blame [sb] verballyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอมเงินom-ngənอมเงินom-ngən[to] embezzle [money]; [to] pocket [money]ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4polite/friendly address particleทริปtrípทริปtríptrip; short journey; outingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ส่งคืนsòng-kʉʉnส่งคืนsòng-kʉʉn[to] return [sth]; [to] send backให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He was scolded for pocketing the trip money and not returning it to his friends.
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanโดนdoonกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaอมomโบนัสboo-nátของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
The manager was accused of pocketing part of the employees’ bonuses.
โครงการkroong-gaanสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náมีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉว่าwâaโดนอมdoon-omงบngópกลางทางglaang-taangจนjonงานngaanล่าช้าlâa-cháa
There are rumors that public project funds were skimmed along the way, causing delays.
เขาkăoชี้แจงchée-jaengบัญชีban-cheeโปร่งใสbpròng săiเพื่อpêuuaสยบsà-yòpข้อครหาkôr kro-hăaว่าwâaใครkraiไปbpaiอมomค่าkâaดำเนินการdam-nern gaan
He provided transparent accounts to quell accusations that someone had pocketed the operating fees.
3VerbB2
[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)
to refrain from speaking or revealing information, as if holding words in the mouth (figurative)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉangรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)ทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetอมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted withไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truth
He knows the whole story but keeps it to himself, refusing to tell the truth.
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ผู้เห็นเหตุการณ์pûu-hěn-hèet-gaanหลายคนlǎai-konอมomคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpทำให้tam-hâiคดีká-diiเดินช้าdəən-cháa
Several witnesses are holding back their answers, causing the case to progress slowly.
เธอtəəอมomประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kanไว้wáiจนjonการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumสรุปsà-rùpอะไรà-raiชัดเจนchát-jeenไม่ได้mâi-dâai
She withheld key points, so the meeting couldn’t reach a clear conclusion.
ถึงtʉ̌ngถูกtùukซักsákอย่างไรyàang-raiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangอมomข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiต้นตอdtôn-dtɔɔของkɔ̌ɔngข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉ
No matter how he was questioned, he still withheld information and wouldn’t reveal the source of the rumor.
4VerbB2
[to] have a tinge of; be tinted with
to show or lean toward a particular color tone or tint (e.g., pinkish, greenish)
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
om
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |