เฟิ้ม
fə́əmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
bushy; shaggy (of hair)
Bushy, shaggy, or thick, typically used to describe hair, especially a beard or mustache.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)โกนหนวดgoon-nùuatโกนหนวดgoon-nùuat[to] shave facial hairมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanfor many monthsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหนวดเคราnùuat-kraoหนวดเคราnùuat-kraofacial hair (beard and mustache)เฟิ้มfə́əmเฟิ้มfə́əmbushy; shaggy (of hair)เต็มหน้าdtem-nâaเต็มหน้าdtem-nâa1right in the face2full-page
He hasn't shaved for several months, so now he has a bushy beard all over his face.
3 more examplesShow less
คุณตาkun-dtaaหนวดnùuatขาวkǎaoเฟิ้มfə́əmกำลังgam-langนั่งnângอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉพิมพ์pimอยู่yùuหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
The old man with a bushy white beard is sitting and reading a newspaper in front of the house.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngชายchaaiต้องdtɔ̂ngปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiหนวดเคราnùuat-kraoยาวyaaoเฟิ้มfə́əmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสมจริงkwaam-sǒm-jingในnaiการgaanรับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpenคนkonที่tîiติดdtìtเกาะร้างgɔ̀-ráang
The actor had to let his beard grow thick and bushy for realism in playing the role of a castaway on a deserted island.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiรูปลักษณ์rûup-lákที่tîiดูduuน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaเพราะprɔ́ผมเผ้าpǒm-pâoรุงรังrung-rangและlɛ́หนวดเคราnùuat-kraoเฟิ้มfə́əmแต่dtɛ̀ɛแท้จริงแล้วtɛ́ɛ-jing-lɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนใจดีkon-jai-diiมากmâak
Even though he has an intimidating appearance because of his shaggy hair and bushy beard, he is actually a very kind person.
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
fə́əm
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 | — | — |