อมน้ำ
om-náamMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hold water in the mouth
to hold water in one's mouth
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอมน้ำom-náamอมน้ำom-náam1[to] hold water in the mouth2[to] retain water; [to] be waterloggedไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)
He holds water in his mouth.
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The doctor told me to hold salt water in my mouth and spit it out.
Kids like to hold water in their mouths and spray it at each other when playing in the pool.
เวลาwee-laaแปรงฟันbprɛɛng-fanเสร็จsètเขาkǎoจะjàอมน้ำom-náamแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลั้วคอglûua-kɔɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àat
After brushing his teeth, he holds water in his mouth and gargles to clean his throat.
2VerbB1
[to] retain water; [to] be waterlogged
to hold or retain water inside; to be soaked with water or waterlogged, such as rice, soil, or cloth
Examples
เสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaclothes; clothing; apparelฝ้ายfâaiฝ้ายfâai1cotton (fiber)2cotton plantตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อมน้ำom námอมน้ำom nám1[to] hold water in the mouth2[to] retain water; [to] be waterloggedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)สุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1extremely; to the max2awesome!; so cool!
This cotton shirt holds a lot of water; it gets super heavy when washed.
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ข้าวผัดkâao-pàtจานjaanนี้níiแฉะchɛ̀เกินไปgəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́ข้าวkâaoอมน้ำom-náamมากmâakตอนdtɔɔnหุงhǔng
This plate of fried rice is too mushy because the rice absorbed too much water while cooking.
เราraoไม่ควรmâi-kuuanใช้cháiดินdinที่tîiอมน้ำom-náamมาmaaปลูกbplùukต้นกระบองเพชรdtôn-grà-bɔɔng-pétเพราะprɔ́รากrâakจะjàเน่าnâo
We shouldn't use waterlogged soil to plant cacti because the roots will rot.
พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนี้níiเป็นbpenดินเหนียวdin-nǐiaoที่tîiอมน้ำom-náamได้ดีdâai-diiจึงjʉngเหมาะmɔ̀แก่gɛ̀ɛการทำนาgaan-tam-naaมากกว่าmâak-gwàaการปลูกพืชgaan-bplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtล้มลุกlóm-lúk
The soil in this area is clay that retains water well, making it more suitable for rice farming than growing short-lived crops.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อมomอมom1[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 with[to] hold in the mouth; suckPart 1
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อมน้ำom-náamอมน้ำom-náam[to] hold water in the mouth[to] hold water in the mouthWord