โลม
loomMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] caress; stroke gently
to touch or rub gently to comfort or show affection
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanใช้มือchái meuใช้มือchái meu[to] use one's hand(s)เหี่ยวhìaoเหี่ยวhìao1withered; wilted; shriveled; wrinkled2[to] wither; wilt; shrivel; droop3worn-out; spiritless (fig.)ๆ-โลมlohmโลมlohm[to] caress; stroke gentlyศีรษะsĕe-sàศีรษะsĕe-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; tip; end (literary)หลานชายlăan chaaiหลานชายlăan chaai1nephew2grandsonเบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเอ็นดูkwaam en-dooความเอ็นดูkwaam en-doo1tender affection; fondness2compassion; tender pity
The grandmother gently caressed her grandson's head with her wrinkled hands out of affection.
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เขาkăoนั่งลงnâng longข้างๆkâang kâangสุนัขsù-nákที่têeกำลังgam-langกลัวgluuaแล้วláeoค่อยๆkôi kôiโลมlohmหลังlăngมันmanเพื่อpêuuaปลอบใจbplòp jai
He sat down next to the frightened dog and slowly stroked its back to comfort it.
สายลมsǎai-lomเย็นyenพัดโชยpát-chooiมาmaaโลมloomไล้láiผิวกายpǐu-gaaiให้hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiจากjàakความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láa
The cool breeze blew in, gently caressing the skin, making one feel relaxed from exhaustion.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความโศกเศร้าkwaam-sòok-sâoคำพูดปลอบโยนkam-pûut-bplɔ̀ɔp-yoonของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂เปรียบดั่งbprìiap-dàngมือmʉʉที่tîiล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnซึ่งsʉ̂ngคอยkɔɔiโลมเลียloom-liiaแผลในใจplɛ̌ɛ-nai-jai
Amidst the sorrow, his comforting words were like an invisible hand gently soothing the wound in the heart.
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
loom
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 | — | — |