โหมโรง
hǒom-roongMeanings
1NounB2
overture; prelude
A piece of music played at the beginning of a theatrical performance or concert; an introductory event or action preceding a major one.
Examples
วงดุริยางค์wong-dù-rí-yaangวงดุริยางค์wong-dù-rí-yaangorchestra; (formal) concert bandเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesโหมโรงhǒom-roongโหมโรงhǒom-roong1overture; prelude2[to] play an overture; [to] kick offก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ละครเวทีlá-kɔɔn-wee-tiiละครเวทีlá-kɔɔn-wee-tiistage play; theatre (live stage drama)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เริ่มขึ้นrə̂əm-kʉ̂nเริ่มขึ้นrə̂əm-kʉ̂n[to] begin; [to] start
The orchestra started playing the overture before the stage play began.
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การแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnนัดnátนี้níiเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛการgaanโหมโรงhǒom-roongก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàถึงtʉ̌ngรอบชิงชนะเลิศrɔ̂ɔp-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ətในnaiสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâa
This match is just a prelude to the finals next week.
เพลงpleengโหมโรงhǒom-roongของkɔ̌ɔngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngชุดchútนี้níiมีmiiความยาวkwaam-yaaoประมาณbprà-maanสิบsìpนาทีnaa-tiiและlɛ́เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiอารมณ์aa-romที่tîiหลากหลายlàak-lǎai
The overture of this performance is about ten minutes long and is filled with a variety of emotions.
แคมเปญkɛɛm-bpeenโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaตัวdtuuaใหม่màiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการgaanโหมโรงhǒom-roongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamเปิดbpə̀ətตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanในnaiเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
The new advertising campaign is merely a prelude to the official product launch next month.
2VerbB2
[to] play an overture; [to] kick off
To play an opening piece of music; to begin, introduce, or kick off an event or campaign.
Examples
นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchดนตรีไทยdon-dtrii-taiดนตรีไทยdon-dtrii-taiThai traditional musicเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toโหมโรงhǒom-roongโหมโรงhǒom-roong1overture; prelude2[to] play an overture; [to] kick offเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionผู้ชมpûu-chomผู้ชมpûu-chomviewer; spectatorให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลานกว้างlaan-gwâangลานกว้างlaan-gwâangwide open area; plaza
Thai musicians started playing the overture to attract the audience to come watch the performance at the plaza.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtโหมโรงhǒom-roongแคมเปญลดราคาkɛɛm-bpeen-lót-raa-kaaครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháaoตรู่dtrùuของkɔ̌ɔngวันนี้wan-níi
The company kicked off the massive discount campaign early this morning.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanได้dâaiโหมโรงhǒom-roongนโยบายná-yoo-baaiกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจgrà-dtûn-sèet-tà-gìtใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛนักลงทุนnák-long-tunชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châat
The government has kicked off a new economic stimulus policy to build confidence among foreign investors.
ก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiพิธีการpí-tii-gaanสำคัญsǎm-kanจะjàเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônขึ้นkʉ̂nวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiได้dâaiโหมโรงhǒom-roongด้วยdûuaiบทเพลงbòt-pleengที่tîiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiและlɛ́อลังการà-lang-gaan
Before the important ceremony began, the band played an overture with a grand and magnificent piece of music.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǒom
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
โหมhǒomโหมhǒom1[to] intensify; rage; flare up; surge2[to] overexert (oneself); work flat out3intense; strenuous (literary/formal)[to] intensify; rage; flare up; surgePart 1
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โรงroongโรงroong1building for a specific function2classifier: purpose-built buildingsbuilding for a specific functionPart 2
โหมโรงhǒom-roongโหมโรงhǒom-roongoverture; preludeoverture; preludeWord