โนม
noomMeaning
1NounC1
breasts (slang, dialectal/colloq.)
A colloquial, often dialectal slang term for a woman's breasts; can sound crude in many contexts.
Examples
พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsวัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แอบมองɛ̀ɛp-mɔɔngแอบมองɛ̀ɛp-mɔɔng[to] sneak a look (at [sb]/[sth]); [to] look at [sb]/[sth] secretlyผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herโนมnoomโนมnoombreasts (slang, dialectal/colloq.)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior
The teenage boys like to secretly stare at that woman because she has big breasts.
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เขาkǎoโดนdoonตำหนิdtam-nìเพราะprɔ́ใช้cháiคำพูดkam-pûutไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmไปbpaiแซวsɛɛoเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโนมnoom
He was reprimanded for using inappropriate language, teasing a female colleague about her breasts.
ในnaiวรรณกรรมพื้นบ้านwan-ná-gam péuun bâanบางbaangเรื่องrêuuangมีmeeการใช้คำgaan chái kamว่าwâaโนมnomเพื่อpêuuaบรรยายban-yaaiสรีระsà-ree-ráของkŏngตัวละครdtuua lá-konหญิงyĭngอย่างตรงไปตรงมาyàang dtrong bpai dtrong maa
In some folk literature, the word 'nom' is used to describe the physique of female characters in a straightforward manner.
คำว่าkam wâaโนมnomถือเป็นtĕu bpenคำkamค่อนข้างkôn kâangหยาบyàapและláeไม่เป็นทางการmâi bpen taang gaanการเลือกใช้gaan lêuuak cháiต้องdtôngคำนึงถึงkam-neung tĕungกาลเทศะgaa-lá-tay-sàและláeคู่สนทนาkôo sŏn-tá-naa
The word 'nom' is considered quite crude and informal; its use must take into account the context and the person you're speaking to.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
noom
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |