แก้ม
gɛ̂ɛmMeanings
1NounA1
cheek
The soft part of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the ear.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)กลมglomกลมglom1round; circular2well-rounded; balanced (flavor/sound)3round (of a number)ๆ-น่ารักnâa rákน่ารักnâa rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)
She has cute round cheeks.
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I touched my child's cheek and said it's so warm.
Yesterday the wind was so strong that my cheeks turned red.
Tomorrow the doctor said he will check the rash on her cheek.
2NounC1
float; buoy (fishing, regional)
A small buoyant float used on a fishing line; regional/informal use.
Examples
ชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkผูกpòokผูกpòok1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseแก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เอ็นตกปลาen dtòk bplaaเอ็นตกปลาen dtòk bplaafishing lineเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเห็นว่าhĕn wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatเหยื่อyèuuaเหยื่อyèuua1bait; lure2victim; preyยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ลอยloiลอยloi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตรงไหนdtrong năiตรงไหนdtrong năi1where (exactly)2which part/spot3in what way/at which point? (rhetorical)
The fisherman tied a small float to the fishing line to see where the bait was floating.
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พอpɔɔคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnแรงrɛɛngแก้มgɛ̂ɛmที่tîiปลายbplaaiสายsǎaiก็gɔ̂เดี๋ยวdǐiaoจมjomเดี๋ยวdǐiaoโผล่plòoทำtamให้hâiเราraoรู้rúuว่าwâaปลาbplaaเริ่มrə̂əmกัดgàtแล้วlɛ́ɛo
When the waves were strong, the small float at the end of the line kept sinking and rising, letting us know the fish had started biting.
ลุงlungว่าwâaให้hâiเปลี่ยนbplìianมาใช้maa-cháiแก้มgɛ̂ɛmเบาbaoกว่าgwàaนี้níiเวลาwee-laaแถวtɛ̌ɛoปากอ่าวbpàak-àaoน้ำวนnáam-wonแก้มgɛ̂ɛmจะjàไม่mâiต้านน้ำdtâan-náamจนjonเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaไหลlǎiหลุดlùtจุดjùt
Uncle said to switch to a lighter float; when the water swirls near the river mouth, the float won’t resist the current so much that the bait drifts off the spot.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiเรียกrîiakทุ่นtûnเล็กlékบนbonสายเบ็ดsǎai-bètว่าwâaแก้มgɛ̂ɛmมาmaaช้านานcháa-naanเพราะprɔ́มันmanช่วยchûuaiบอกbɔ̀ɔkจังหวะjang-wàกัดgàtได้dâaiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamกว่าgwàaการกะgaan-gàด้วยdûuaiสายsǎaiตาเปล่าdtaa-bplàao
Locals here have long called the small float on a fishing line ‘kæm,’ because it shows the bite timing more precisely than guessing with the naked eye.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gɛ̂ɛm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |