เฉิ่ม
chə̀əmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
dowdy; unfashionable
dowdy, frumpy, or unfashionable, often in a clumsy or unsophisticated way.
Examples
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; previously; in the pastเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeเฉิ่มchə̀əmเฉิ่มchə̀əmdowdy; unfashionableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeเก่งขึ้นgèng-kʉ̂nเก่งขึ้นgèng-kʉ̂n1more skilled; better (at)2[to] improve; get better (at)เยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
She used to dress very frumpily, but now she dresses much more stylishly.
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ถ้าtâaไม่mâiอยากดูyàak-duuเฉิ่มchə̀əmก็gɔ̂ลองlɔɔngเปลี่ยนbplìianมาmaaใส่sàiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaที่tîiพอดีตัวpɔɔ-dii-dtuuaดูสิduu-sì
If you don't want to look dowdy, try changing to clothes that fit you well.
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanมักจะmák jàล้อlóเขาkăoเรื่องrêuuangสไตล์sà-dtaaiการแต่งตัวgaan dtàeng-dtuuaที่têeดูdooเฉิ่มchèrmแต่dtàeเจ้าตัวjâo dtuuaก็gâwไม่เคยmâi koieใส่ใจsài jai
His friends often teased him about his dowdy fashion sense, but he himself never cared.
อย่าyàaตัดสินdtàt-sĭnเธอterจากjàakภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákภายนอกpaai nôkที่têeดูdooเฉิ่มchèrmๆ-นะnáจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเธอterเป็นbpenคนหนึ่งkon nèungที่têeฉลาดchà-làatที่สุดtêe sùtในnaiบริษัทbò-rí-sàtเลยloie
Don't judge her by her somewhat dowdy appearance; she's actually one of the smartest people in the company.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chə̀əm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |