เสมหะ
sěem-hàMeaning
1NounA2
phlegm; mucus (from chest/throat)
Thick mucus from the respiratory tract (chest or throat), especially when you have a cold or cough.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไอaiไอai1[to] cough2a cough3vapor; steam; fumes4vapor (scientific/technical)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสมหะsěem-hàเสมหะsěem-hàphlegm; mucus (from chest/throat)ข้นkônข้นkôn1thick; viscous (of liquid)2concentrated; rich (of substance/flavor)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คอkɔɔคอkɔɔ1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; fan; lover
I’m coughing and have thick phlegm in my throat.
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The doctor gave me medicine to loosen the phlegm because my chest feels tight.
Drinking warm water frequently helps keep the phlegm from being sticky.
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเสมหะsěem-hàจะjàมากกว่าmâak-gwàaปกติbpòk-gà-dtìจึงjʉngควรkuuanไอaiหรือrʉ̌ʉขากkàakเสมหะsěem-hàออกɔ̀ɔkอย่างถูกวิธีyàang-tùuk-wí-tii
In the morning there is usually more phlegm, so you should cough or expel it properly.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sěem
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |