เหม่อ
mə̀əMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] daydream; zone out
to stare blankly or be lost in thought; to let one’s mind wander and not pay attention
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เหม่อmə̀əเหม่อmə̀ə1[to] daydream; zone out2absent-minded; dreamy; distractedหน้าหน้าต่างnâa-nâa-dtàangหน้าหน้าต่างnâa-nâa-dtàangin front of the windowจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)
This morning I sat staring blankly out the window and forgot to eat.
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ระหว่างrá-wàangนั่งnângรถไฟrót faiเขาkăoเหม่อมองmèhr mongวิวwiuไปเรื่อยbpai rêuuaiๆ-จนjonไม่ได้mâi dâaiฟังfangประกาศbprà-gàat
While riding the train, he stared blankly at the scenery and didn't listen to the announcement.
ครูkruuเรียกชื่อrîiak-chʉ̂ʉหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnกำลังgam-langเหม่อmə̀əคิดkítเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอื่นʉ̀ʉnเลยləəiตอบช้าdtɔ̀ɔp-cháa
The teacher called my name several times, but I was lost in thought about something else, so I responded late.
ประชุมbprà-chumอยู่ดีyòo deeๆ-เขาkăoก็gâwเหม่อmèrปล่อยbplòiสายตาsăai dtaaลอยloiจนjonเพื่อนpêuuanต้องdtôngสะกิดsà-gìtให้hâiกลับมาglàp maaโฟกัสfoh-gát
In the middle of the meeting, he drifted off, staring into space, until a colleague nudged him to refocus.
2AdjectiveB1
absent-minded; dreamy; distracted
showing lack of attention because the mind is elsewhere; dreamy or easily distracted
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเหม่อmə̀əเหม่อmə̀ə1[to] daydream; zone out2absent-minded; dreamy; distractedใจลอยjai-lɔɔiใจลอยjai-lɔɔi1absent-minded; distracted2[to] daydream; zone outมองออกไปmɔɔng-ɔ̀ɔk-bpaiมองออกไปmɔɔng-ɔ̀ɔk-bpai[to] look out; [to] look outsideนอกหน้าต่างnɔ̂ɔk-nâa-dtàangนอกหน้าต่างnɔ̂ɔk-nâa-dtàangoutside the window
The teacher called several times, but he was still distracted, gazing out the window.
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ระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang-bprà-chumเขาkǎoดูduuเหม่อmə̀əตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเหมือนใจลอยmʉ̌ʉan-jai-lɔɔiไปbpaiคิดkítเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอื่นʉ̀ʉn
During the meeting, he seemed dreamy the whole time, as if his mind was on something else.
เวลาwee-laaทำงานtam-ngaanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiสมาธิsà-maa-tíสูงsǔungเขาkǎoกลับglàpเหม่อmə̀əง่ายngâaiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanคอยkɔɔiสะกิดsà-gìtเตือนdtʉʉan
When doing tasks that require high concentration, he becomes dreamy easily, so friends have to nudge him as a reminder.
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 ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
mə̀ə
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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
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เหม่อmə̀əเหม่อmə̀ə[to] daydream; zone out[to] daydream; zone outWord