อ้อมกอด
ɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtMeanings
1NounB1
embrace; hug
an embrace; a hug.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)อ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔt1embrace; hug2protection; shelter (figurative)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
Mom gives her child a hug before they go to school.
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เขาkǎoกอดgɔ̀ɔtเธอtəəแน่นnɛ̂nอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอบอุ่นòp-ùnและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
He held her tightly; his embrace was warm and made her feel safe.
ฉันchǎnคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtของkɔ̌ɔngย่าyâaมากmâakตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛท่านtânเสียไปsǐia-bpaiก็gɔ̂ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกอดgɔ̀ɔtฉันchǎnแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánอีกเลยìik-ləəi
I really miss my grandma's hugs. Since she passed away, no one has hugged me like that anymore.
ในnaiวันที่wan-tîiเขาkǎoท้อแท้tɔ́ɔ-tɛ́ɛสิ้นหวังsîn-wǎngสิ่งsìngเดียวdiiaoที่tîiเขาkǎoต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanคือkʉʉอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtที่tîiปลอบประโลมbplɔ̀ɔp-bprà-loomจากjàakคนkonที่รักtîi-rák
On the day he felt discouraged and hopeless, the only thing he wanted was a comforting embrace from the one he loves.
2NounB2
protection; shelter (figurative)
figurative: a state of protection or care, as if held in someone's arms (e.g., in the embrace of nature).
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yàiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yàilarge city; major cityมานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideกลับคืนglàp-kʉʉnกลับคืนglàp-kʉʉn1[to] return; go/come back2back; back again (adverb)สู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)อ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔt1embrace; hug2protection; shelter (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsธรรมชาติtam-má-châatธรรมชาติtam-má-châat1nature; the natural world2natural; inherent3character; disposition
After living in the big city for a long time, he decided to return to the embrace of nature.
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เด็กกำพร้าdèk gam-práaหลายคนlăai konเติบโตขึ้นdtèrp dtoh kûenมาmaaในnaiอ้อมกอดôm gòtของkŏngมูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíแห่งนี้hàeng née
Many orphans grew up in the care (lit. embrace) of this foundation.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiครึ่งkrʉ̂ngค่อนkɔ̂nโลกlôokแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaสู่sùuอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtอันanอบอุ่นòp-ùnของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaและlɛ́บ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ət
Even after traveling halfway across the world, he eventually returned to the warm embrace of his family and homeland.
เขาkǎoหลงผิดlǒng-pìtไปbpaiชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nàแต่dtɛ̀ɛในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtของkɔ̌ɔngอบายมุขà-baai-yá-múkและlɛ́กลับตัวglàp-dtuuaเป็นbpenคนดีkon-diiได้dâai
He went astray for a moment, but was finally able to escape the clutches (lit. embrace) of vice and turn over a new leaf.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtembrace; hugembrace; hugWord