อ้อมแขน
ɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnMeanings
1NounB2
arms; embrace
the encircling arms used to hold someone; an embrace
Examples
เด็กหญิงdèk-yǐngเด็กหญิงdèk-yǐng1girl (young female child)2formal title for a young girlวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]อ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnอ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛn1arms; embrace2care/protection (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiทันทีที่tan-tii-tîias soon as; once; the moment thatเห็นหน้าhěn-nâaเห็นหน้าhěn-nâa[to] see [sb] (face to face); meet [sb] in person
The little girl ran into her father's embrace as soon as she saw him.
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เขาkǎoรวบตัวrûuap-dtuuaเธอtəəเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiอ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnแล้วlɛ́ɛoกระซิบgrà-sípคำว่าkam-wâaรักrákข้างkâangหูhǔu
He pulled her into his embrace and whispered words of love in her ear.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเจอกันjəə-ganนานnaanเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอบอุ่นòp-ùnและlɛ́ปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiในnaiอ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnอันanแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
After not seeing each other for a long time, she felt warm and safe in his strong embrace.
ไม่ว่าจะmâi-wâa-jàร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiเสียใจsǐia-jaiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแค่kɛ̂ɛได้dâaiอยู่ในyùu-naiอ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəรู้สึกดีrúu-sʉ̀k-diiขึ้นkʉ̂nเสมอsà-mə̌ə
No matter how much she cried, just being in her mother's embrace always made her feel better.
2NounB2
care/protection (figurative)
figurative: someone’s protective care or shelter (e.g., ในอ้อมแขนของแม่ ‘in a mother’s care’)
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ปลอดภัยbplòt paiปลอดภัยbplòt pai1safe; secure2[to] be safe; be out of dangerที่สุดtêe sùtที่สุดtêe sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimatelyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]อ้อมแขนôm kăenอ้อมแขนôm kăen1arms; embrace2care/protection (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
Children feel safest when they are in their mother's protective care.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเสียชีวิตsǐia-chii-wítเขาkǎoเติบโตขึ้นdtə̀əp-dtoo-kʉ̂nมาmaaในnaiอ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwát
After his parents passed away, he grew up in the protective care of the temple.
ผู้อพยพpûu òp-pá-yópหวังว่าwăng wâaจะได้jà dâaiเริ่มต้นrêrm dtônชีวิตใหม่chee-wít màiในnaiอ้อมแขนôm kăenของkŏngประเทศbprà-têetที่têeให้hâiคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaกับgàpสิทธิมนุษยชนsìt-tí má-nút-sà-yá-chon
The refugees hoped to start a new life under the protection of a country that values human rights.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเดินทางdəən-taangกลับglàpสู่sùuอ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-puumอีกครั้งìik-kráng
Having lost everything, he decided to travel back to the shelter of his motherland once again.
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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แขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3sleeve (of a garment)arm (body part)Part 2
อ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnอ้อมแขนɔ̂ɔm-kɛ̌ɛnarms; embracearms; embraceWord