อมโรค
om-rôokMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
sickly; chronically ill
being in a state of poor health, often appearing weak, and being frequently or chronically ill.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดูเป็นdoo bpenดูเป็นdoo bpen[to] seem; [to] look likeคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringอมโรคom rôhkอมโรคom rôhksickly; chronically illไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)แข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1strong; robust2healthy; fitป่วยbpùaiป่วยbpùai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickบ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequently
He looks like a sickly person, not very strong, and is often ill.
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เธอterไม่ควรmâi kuuanอดนอนòt nonบ่อยๆbòi bòiนะnáเดี๋ยวdĭiaoจะjàกลายเป็นglaai bpenคนkonอมโรคom rôhkไปbpai
You shouldn't skip sleep so often, or you'll become a chronically ill person.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakประสบbprà-sòpอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂กลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonอมโรคom-rôokมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapไม่เคยmâi-kəəiกลับมาglàp-maaแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
After a major accident, he became chronically ill; his health never returned to what it was before.
การใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wítที่tîiไม่mâiดูแลตัวเองduu-lɛɛ-dtuua-eengกินginแต่dtɛ̀ɛอาหารaa-hǎanขยะkà-yàและlɛ́ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคุณkunกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonอมโรคom-rôokได้dâaiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
Living a life without self-care, eating only junk food and never exercising, can eventually lead to you becoming chronically ill.
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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อมโรคom-rôokอมโรคom-rôoksickly; chronically illsickly; chronically illWord