เทิ้ม
tə́əmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
trembling; quivering violently
shaking or trembling noticeably, often because of cold, fear, weakness, or strong emotion
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureสั่นเทิ้มsàn-tə́əmสั่นเทิ้มsàn-tə́əm[to] tremble; [to] shiverด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความหนาkwaam-nǎaความหนาkwaam-nǎathicknessวอwɔɔวอwɔɔ1walkie-talkie; radio handset2palanquin; sedan chair3the letter 'ว' (Thai consonant name)ยู่yûuยู่yûu1wrinkled; puckered; drawn in2[to] pucker; [to] purse the lipsท่ามกลางtâam-glaangท่ามกลางtâam-glaang1amid; among2amid (situations)สายฝนsǎai-fǒnสายฝนsǎai-fǒn1falling rain; rain shower2female given nameที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaตกลงมาdtòk-long-maa1[to] fall down; come down2[to] drop; decrease (of values/levels)อย่างหนักyàang-nàkอย่างหนักyàang-nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intensely
He stood trembling with cold in the middle of the heavy rain.
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เด็กหญิงdèk-yǐngตัวdtuuaสั่นเทิ้มsàn-tə́əmด้วยdûuaiความกลัวkwaam-gluuaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnสุนัขsù-nákตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiวิ่งwîngเข้ามาkâo-maaหาhǎa
The little girl trembled with fear when she saw the big dog running toward her.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวkàaoการจากไปgaan-jàak-bpaiของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนรักpʉ̂ʉan-rákเธอtəəก็gɔ̂นั่งnângร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiสะอึกสะอื้นsà-ʉ̀k-sà-ʉ̂ʉnจนjonตัวdtuuaสั่นเทิ้มsàn-tə́əm
When she heard the news of her best friend's passing, she sat sobbing until her whole body was shaking visibly.
ผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiมีmeeไข้สูงkâi sŏongเฉียบพลันchìiap planและláeมีmeeอาการaa-gaanหนาวสั่นnăao sànเทิ้มtérmอย่างรุนแรงyàang run raengพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanจึงjeungต้องdtôngรีบrêepนำnamผ้าห่มpâa hòmหนาๆnăa năaมาmaaเพิ่มpêrmให้hâi
The patient had an acute high fever and experienced severe shivering, so the nurse had to rush to provide extra thick blankets.
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
tə́əm
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 | — | — |