เหนียม
nǐiamMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
shy; bashful
feeling or showing shyness, bashfulness, or modesty, often resulting in hesitation to speak or act
Examples
ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needเหนียมnǐiamเหนียมnǐiamshy; bashfulหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … now
Don't be shy; if you want to eat anything, just serve yourself.
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เธอterรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหนียมnĭiamที่têeจะjàต้องdtôngขึ้นไปkêun bpaiร้องเพลงróng playngบนbonเวทีway-teeต่อหน้าdtò nâaคนkonเยอะๆyér-yér
She felt bashful about having to go up and sing on stage in front of many people.
เด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiคนkonนั้นnánทำท่าtam tâaเหนียมnĭiamๆ-เมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokเพื่อนpêuuanแซวsaeoเรื่องrêuuangคนkonที่têeแอบชอบàep chôp
That boy acted shy when his friends teased him about his crush.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàมีฝีมือmii-fǐi-mʉʉในnaiการวาดภาพgaan-wâat-pâapที่tîiยอดเยี่ยมyɔ̂ɔt-yîiamแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongเหนียมnǐiamทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiมีmiiคนkonกล่าวชมเชยglàao-chom-chəəiผลงานpǒn-ngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
Even though he has excellent painting skills, he still acts bashful every time someone praises his work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
nǐiam
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 | — | — |