โดนอม
doon-omMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] be sucked/held in the mouth
to be kept in someone’s mouth and sucked; often used of candy or of a body part being sucked.
Examples
ลูกอมlûuk-omลูกอมlûuk-omcandy; sweetของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/bitingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenใส่ปากsài-bpàakใส่ปากsài-bpàak[to] put [sth] in the mouthก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted withไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลิ้นlínลิ้นlín1tongue (organ)2sense of taste; palate3tongue-like part; flap4classifier: tongues; tongue-like partsชาไปหมดchaa-bpai-mòtชาไปหมดchaa-bpai-mòt[to be] completely numb
My candy was so spicy that once it went into my mouth it was kept there and sucked until my tongue went numb.
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เขาkăoหยิบyìpลูกอมlûuk omมะนาวmá-naaoมาmaaให้hâiฉันchănก็gâwอมomไว้wáiเงียบngîiapๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangรอrorรถเมล์rót may
He handed me a lemon candy, and I quietly sucked on it while waiting for the bus.
พอpɔɔเด็กdèkได้รับdâi-rápขนมkà-nǒmจากjàakคุณครูkun-kruuเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂อมomลูกอมlûuk-omไว้wáiนานnaanจนjonแก้มพองgɛ̂ɛm-pɔɔngและlɛ́ไม่mâiพูดpûutอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
After the child got candy from the teacher, he sucked on the candy for so long that his cheeks puffed up and he didn't say a word.
ในnaiงานngaanฉายchǎaiหนังnǎngกลางแจ้งglaang-jɛ̂ɛngผู้ชมpûu-chomหลายคนlǎai-konหยิบyìpลูกอมlûuk-omขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอมomแทนtɛɛnการกินgaan-ginขนมkà-nǒmเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไม่mâiรบกวนróp-guuanคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
At the outdoor screening, many viewers took out candies to suck on instead of eating noisy snacks so as not to disturb others.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
doon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)4for a long time (Isan)[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)Part 1
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อมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted with[to] hold in the mouth; suckPart 2
โดนอมdoon-omโดนอมdoon-om[to] be sucked/held in the mouth[to] be sucked/held in the mouthWord