ออมสิน
ɔɔm-sǐnMeanings
1NounA2
piggy bank; money box
a container used for saving coins; a piggy bank or money box.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.กระปุกออมสินgrà-bpùk-ɔɔm-sǐnกระปุกออมสินgrà-bpùk-ɔɔm-sǐnpiggy bank; money boxของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my piggy bank.
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My mom gave me a pig-shaped piggy bank for my birthday.
Every day I put coins into my money box.
พอpɔɔสิ้นปีsîn-bpiiเราraoจะjàมาmaaทุบtúpกระปุกออมสินgrà-bpùk-ɔɔm-sǐnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaเก็บเงินgèp-ngənได้dâaiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài
At the end of the year, we will break the piggy bank to see how much money we have saved.
2Proper nounB1
Government Savings Bank (Thailand)
Thailand's Government Savings Bank; a state-owned bank.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureจะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเปิดบัญชีbpə̀ət-ban-chiiเปิดบัญชีbpə̀ət-ban-chii1[to] open an account2[to] open one’s account (sports)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)ออมสินɔɔm-sǐnออมสินɔɔm-sǐn1piggy bank; money box2Government Savings Bank (Thailand)
Tomorrow, my dad will take me to open an account at the Government Savings Bank.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiฝากfàakเงินบำนาญngən-bam-naanไว้wáiกับgàpธนาคารtá-naa-kaanออมสินɔɔm-sǐnเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanและlɛ́มั่นคงmân-kong
My grandmother deposits her pension with the Government Savings Bank because she believes it's state-owned and stable.
ธนาคารtá-naa-kaanออมสินom sĭnมีmeeสาขาsăa-kăaอยู่yòoทั่วประเทศtûua bprà-têetแม้แต่máe dtàeในnaiอำเภอam-perเล็กๆlék lék
The Government Savings Bank has branches all over the country, even in small districts.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมักจะmák-jàออกɔ̀ɔkมาตรการช่วยเหลือmâat-dtrà-gaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngənแก่gɛ̀ɛประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonผ่านทางpàan-taangธนาคารtá-naa-kaanออมสินɔɔm-sǐn
The government often implements financial aid measures for the public through the Government Savings Bank.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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
ɔɔm
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
ออมɔɔmออมɔɔm1[to] save; be thrifty2saving; thrift3[to] conserve; hold back [sth]4gentle; soft (in tone/force) [literary][to] save; be thriftyPart 1
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ออมสินɔɔm-sǐnออมสินɔɔm-sǐnpiggy bank; money boxpiggy bank; money boxWord