โน้มใจ
nóom-jaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] sway [sb’s] feelings; persuade; incline emotionally
To influence or draw someone's feelings toward something, or to incline one's own feelings toward it.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toโน้มใจnóom-jaiโน้มใจnóom-jai[to] sway [sb’s] feelings; persuade; incline emotionallyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌ə1proposal; suggestion2offer; bid (business)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
I’m starting to feel inclined toward his team’s proposal more and more.
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ฟังfangเหตุผลhèt pŏnของkŏngเธอterแล้วláeoผมก็pŏm gôrโน้มใจnóhm jaiจะjàให้โอกาสhâi oh-gàatอีกครั้งèek kráng
After hearing her reasons, I feel inclined to give another chance.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàยังลังเลyang-lang-leeแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂โน้มใจnóom-jaiตามdtaamเสียงส่วนใหญ่sǐiang-sùuan-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiim
Though still hesitant, he is swayed toward the majority opinion of the team.
ความจริงใจkwaam-jing-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiกรรมการgam-má-gaanหลายคนlǎai-konโน้มใจnóom-jaiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níi
Her sincerity swayed many judges to choose this project.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nóom
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
โน้มnóomโน้มnóom1[to] bend; lean2[to] incline; tend (toward)3[to] draw; pull toward[to] bend; leanPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
โน้มใจnóom-jaiโน้มใจnóom-jai[to] sway [sb’s] feelings; persuade; incline emotionally[to] sway [sb’s] feelings; persuade; incline emotionallyWord