เงื้อม
ngʉ́ʉamMeaning
1NounB2
overhang; cliff overhang
a projecting part that hangs over, such as a cliff ledge or eave
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งพักnâng-pákนั่งพักnâng-pák[to] sit and restใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)เงื้อมหน้าผาngʉ́ʉam-nâa-pǎaเงื้อมหน้าผาngʉ́ʉam-nâa-pǎaoverhanging cliff/ledgeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยื่นออกไปyʉ̂ʉn-ɔ̀ɔk-bpaiยื่นออกไปyʉ̂ʉn-ɔ̀ɔk-bpai[to] stick out; [to] protrude; [to] extend [sth] outwardเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเหนือnʉ̌ʉa1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàaplakeลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongเย็นสบายyen-sà-baaiเย็นสบายyen-sà-baaipleasantly cool; cool and comfortable
We rested under the cliff ledge that juts out over the lake, and the breeze was cool.
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ฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmตกหนักdtòk-nàkเราraoจึงjʉngหลบอยู่lòp-yùuใต้dtâaiเงื้อมngʉ́ʉamชายคาchaai-kaaหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔให้hâiฝนfǒnซาsaa
The rain started pouring, so we took shelter under the eaves projecting from the front of the house to wait for it to ease.
ไกด์gáiเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaเดินไปdəən-bpaiใกล้glâiเงื้อมngʉ́ʉamหินhǐnที่tîiยื่นออกไปyʉ̂ʉn-ɔ̀ɔk-bpaiมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́อาจàatพังทลายpang-tá-laaiได้dâai
The guide warned not to walk too close to the rock overhang that juts out too far, as it might collapse.
บ้านไม้bâan-máaiเก่าgàoหลังlǎngนั้นnánมีmiiเงื้อมngʉ́ʉamระเบียงrá-biiangยื่นyʉ̂ʉnคลุมklumทางเดินtaang-dəənทำให้tam-hâiแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtบ่ายbàaiไม่mâiสาดsàatเข้ามาkâo-maaโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
That old wooden house has a balcony overhang covering the walkway, preventing the afternoon sun from shining directly in.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngʉ́ʉam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |