เชื่อม

chʉ̂ʉam

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] connect; link

to join or make things connected, physically or logically

Examples

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2VerbB2

[to] weld; solder; braze

to join metal parts using heat (including soldering/brazing in technical contexts)

Examples

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3VerbB2

[to] sweeten with syrup

to cook or soak [sth] in syrup to sweeten or preserve it (e.g., กล้วยเชื่อม bananas in syrup)

Examples

Mom simmered Namwa bananas in palm sugar syrup to make fragrant, sweet bananas in syrup.
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Today Grandma taught me to candy taro; you have to simmer slowly so the syrup seeps into the flesh.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

chʉ̂ʉam

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

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——