เต็มอก
dtem-òkMeanings
1AdverbB2
fully; wholeheartedly; with full strength
To the fullest extent or with all one's strength or feeling, as in embracing someone tightly or expressing oneself wholeheartedly.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsแคบkâepแคบkâep1narrow2limited; not broad (scope or view)ๆ-ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสูดsòotสูดsòot1[to] inhale; breathe in2[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)3[to] soak up; take in (figurative)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherเต็มอกdtem òkเต็มอกdtem òk1fully; wholeheartedly; with full strength2full well; perfectly wellด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความโล่งใจkwaam lôhng jaiความโล่งใจkwaam lôhng jairelief
Once I stepped out of the cramped room, I took a deep breath of air with relief.
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เธอtəəโผpǒoเข้าkâoกอดgɔ̀ɔtแม่mɛ̂ɛเต็มอกdtem-òkทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเห็นhěnแม่mɛ̂ɛเดินออกมาdəən-ɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakสนามบินsà-nǎam-bin
She rushed into a tight embrace with her mother as soon as she saw her coming out of the airport.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปัญหาbpan-hǎaที่tîiค้างคาkáang-kaaมานานmaa-naanได้รับdâi-rápการแก้ไขgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanได้dâaiหายใจhǎai-jaiเต็มอกdtem-òkอีกครั้งìik-kráng
When the long-standing problem was resolved, she felt as though she could finally breathe fully again.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiคำพูดkam-pûutใดdaiปลอบใจbplɔ̀ɔp-jaiเขาkǎoได้dâaiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂โอบกอดòop-gɔ̀ɔtเขาkǎoไว้wáiเต็มอกdtem-òkเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเขาkǎoรู้rúuว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอยู่yùuลำพังlam-pang
Although no words could comfort him, she held him in a tight embrace to let him know he wasn't alone.
2AdverbB2
full well; perfectly well
With complete awareness or certainty, especially in รู้เต็มอกรู้เต็มอกrúu-dtem-òk[to] know full well, meaning to know something full well.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้เต็มอกrúu-dtem-òkรู้เต็มอกrúu-dtem-òk[to] know full wellว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำผิดtam-pìtทำผิดtam-pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôot1sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; her
I know full well that I did something wrong, but I still don't dare apologize to her.
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เขาkǎoรู้เต็มอกrúu-dtem-òkว่าwâaเงินก้อนngən-gɔ̂ɔnนี้níiเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangเอาไปao-bpaiใช้cháiโดยdooiไม่mâiขออนุญาตkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâat
He knew full well that this money belonged to his mother, but he spent it without asking permission anyway.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรู้เต็มอกrúu-dtem-òkว่าwâaโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiมีmiiความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangสูงsǔungเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiลงทุนlong-tunเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakพลาดplâatโอกาสoo-gàatครั้งสำคัญkráng-sǎm-kan
Although he knew full well that the project was highly risky, he still decided to invest because he didn't want to miss an important opportunity.
ทั้งที่táng-tîiรู้เต็มอกrúu-dtem-òkว่าwâaตนเองdton-eengไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นต้นเหตุbpen-dtôn-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaเธอtəəกลับglàpยอมรับผิดyɔɔm-ráp-pìtเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔn
Despite knowing full well that she hadn't caused the problem, she took the blame to keep her coworkers out of trouble.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtem
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
เต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullfull; filledPart 1
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เต็มอกdtem-òkเต็มอกdtem-òkfully; wholeheartedly; with full strengthfully; wholeheartedly; with full strengthWord