เข็ม

kěm

Meanings

1NounA2

needle; pin

a thin, sharp piece of metal used for sewing or fastening

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2NounB1

syringe needle

a hollow, sharp needle used with a syringe to inject or draw fluids

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3NounB1

hand (of a clock); pointer

a narrow indicator on a clock, meter, or gauge that shows a value or time

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4NounB1

compass needle

the magnetized pointer in a compass that indicates direction

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5NounB2

ixora

a tropical shrub of the genus Ixora, grown for its dense clusters of small, tubular flowers

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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)เข็มkěmเข็มkěm1needle; pin2syringe needle3hand (of a clock); pointer4compass needle5ixoraไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeรั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-coloredเป็นช่อbpen-chɔ̂ɔเป็นช่อbpen-chɔ̂ɔin a bunch; in a clusterก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneสวยมากsǔuai-mâakสวยมากsǔuai-mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
Mom planted ixora along the fence, and it looks beautiful when its clusters of red flowers bloom.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

kěm

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——