อำมหิต
am-má-hìtMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
cruel; brutal; ruthless
cruel, brutal, or ruthless in a savage and inhumane way.
Examples
ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayฆาตกรรมkâat-dtà-gamฆาตกรรมkâat-dtà-gammurder; criminal homicideคดีká-diiคดีká-diilegal case; lawsuitนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ng[to] show; demonstrate; indicateความอำมหิตkwaam-am-má-hìtความอำมหิตkwaam-am-má-hìtcruelty; brutalityของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)
The news of this murder case shows the brutality of the perpetrator.
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ตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiอำมหิตam-má-hìtและlɛ́เลือดเย็นlʉ̂ʉat-yenมากmâak
The villain in this drama series has a very brutal and cold-blooded personality.
การกระทำgaan grà-tamอันanอำมหิตam-mà-hìtของเขาkŏng kăoถูกtòokบันทึกไว้ban-túek wáiในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatว่าwâaจะไม่มีjà mâi meeวันwanลืมเลือนleum leuuan
His brutal acts were recorded in history as something that will never be forgotten.
ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kítว่าwâaคนkonที่tîiมีmiiท่าทางtâa-taangสุภาพsù-pâapจะสามารถjà-sǎa-mâatก่อgɔ̀ɔเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanที่tîiอำมหิตam-má-hìtเช่นนี้chên-níiได้dâai
No one expected that a person with a polite demeanor could commit such a brutal act.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อำมหิต said อัม-มะ-หิด?
am-má-hìt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
am
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 | — | — |