อ้อม

ôm

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] hug; embrace; surround

to put your arms around someone; to go or be around something so as to encircle it

Examples

ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathข้างหน้าkâang nâaข้างหน้าkâang nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time aheadปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3[to] cover; seal4closed; shut; not open5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdซ่อมแซมsôm saemซ่อมแซมsôm saem1[to] repair; fix2[to] renovate; restore3[to] patch up; make minor repairsเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)อ้อมômอ้อมôm1indirect; roundabout2[to] go around; detour3[to] hug; embrace; surroundไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathอื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2else; otherwise (as a modifying element)3others; other people/things
The road ahead is closed for repairs, so we have to walk around another way.
2NounB1

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; attack3[to] self-harm4[to] wrong; mistreatความรู้สึกkwaam 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.
3NounB1

[to] go around; detour

to move by a route that is not direct; to take a detour

Examples

ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetข้างหน้าkâang nâaข้างหน้าkâang nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time aheadซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm1[to] repair; fix2repair; fixing; repair workอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightอ้อมômอ้อมôm1indirect; roundabout2[to] go around; detour3[to] hug; embrace; surroundไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathซอยsoiซอยsoi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysขวาkwăaขวาkwăa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3turn right; go right
The road ahead is under repair; we have to detour through the right alley.

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