อมบ๊วย
om-búuaiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] suck on a preserved plum
To hold a preserved or salted plum in the mouth and suck on it.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesอมบ๊วยom-búuaiอมบ๊วยom-búuai[to] suck on a preserved plum
That child is sucking on a salted plum.
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I like to suck on a salted plum when I drive for a long time.
He sucked on a salted plum and felt better from his motion sickness.
เวลาway-laaคิดkítงานngaanไม่mâiออกòkบางทีbaang teeฉันchănก็gâwชอบchôpอมบ๊วยom búuaiไปด้วยbpai dûuayเพราะpráwรสrótเปรี้ยวๆbprîiao-bprîiaoเค็มๆkem-kemช่วยให้chûuai hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukตื่นตัวdtèun dtuua
When I can't think of work ideas, sometimes I like to suck on a salted plum because the sour and salty taste helps me feel more awake.
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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บ๊วยbúuaiบ๊วยbúuai1Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)2preserved sour plum; sour plum snack3last place; bottom of the standings (slang)Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)Part 2
อมบ๊วยom-búuaiอมบ๊วยom-búuai[to] suck on a preserved plum[to] suck on a preserved plumWord