เอคโม

èek-moo

Meaning

1NounC2

ECMO; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

a medical life-support treatment in which blood is pumped outside the body to add oxygen and remove carbon dioxide, used when the heart or lungs are not working well enough

Examples

หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaเอคโมèek-mooเอคโมèek-mooECMO; extracorporeal membrane oxygenationเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingปอดbpɔ̀ɔtปอดbpɔ̀ɔt1lung (organ)2timid; faint‑heartedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หัวใจhǔua-jaiหัวใจhǔua-jai1heart (organ)2heart; feelings3core; essence; crux4mnemonic formula; abbreviated formulaของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaipatient; sick personไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâat[to] be unable (to); cannotทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerตามปกติdtaam-bpòk-gà-dtìตามปกติdtaam-bpòk-gà-dtìnormally; usually; as a rule
The doctor decided to use the ECMO machine because the patient's lungs and heart could not function normally.
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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

èek

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——