อ้อม
ɔ̂ɔmMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
indirect; roundabout
not straightforward; taking a longer or less direct way or manner
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดอ้อมpôot ômพูดอ้อมpôot ôm[to] beat around the bush; [to] speak indirectlyๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He spoke indirectly because he didn’t want to hurt his friend’s feelings.
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ถ้าtâaมีmeeเรื่องสำคัญrêuuang săm-kanบอกbòkตรงdtrongๆ-เลยloieอย่าyàaพูดอ้อมpôot ômจนjonคนฟังkon fangสับสนsàp-sŏn
If it’s important, just say it directly; don’t be so indirect that listeners get confused.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanถามtǎamประเด็นหลักbprà-den-làkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoตอบdtɔ̀ɔpอ้อมɔ̂ɔmไปbpaiอ้อมɔ̂ɔmมาmaaไม่mâiเข้าประเด็นkâo-bprà-den
The manager asked about the main point, but he kept answering in a roundabout way without addressing it.
คำแนะนำkam-nɛ́-namของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəออกจะɔ̀ɔk-jàอ้อมɔ̂ɔmและlɛ́คลุมเครือklum-krʉʉaทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimตีdtiiความต่างkwaam-dtàangกันganและlɛ́ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiช้าcháa
Her advice was rather indirect and ambiguous, causing the team to interpret it differently and make decisions slowly.
2VerbB1
[to] go around; detour
to move by a route that is not direct; to take a detour
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetข้างหน้าkâang-nâaข้างหน้าkâang-nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time aheadซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอ้อมɔ̂ɔmอ้อมɔ̂ɔm1indirect; roundabout2[to] go around; detourไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysขวาkwǎaขวาkwǎa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3right; to the right
The road ahead is under repair; we have to detour through the right alley.
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To avoid traffic, he took us on a detour through the small road behind the market.
นักวิ่งnák-wîngเลือกlʉ̂ʉakอ้อมɔ̂ɔmสระน้ำsà-náamแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàตัดผ่านdtàt-pàanสนามsà-nǎamโคลนkloon
The runner chose to detour around the pond instead of cutting through the muddy field.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngอ้อมɔ̂ɔmเขาkǎoลูกlûukนี้níiไปbpaiอีกìikสิบsìpกิโลเมตรgì-loo-méetเพราะprɔ́เส้นทางsên-taangตรงdtrongถูกtùukปิดbpìtจากjàakดินถล่มdin-tà-lòm
We must detour around this mountain for another ten kilometers because the direct route is closed due to a landslide.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ɔ̂ɔm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |