โฮมส์
hoomMeaning
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Holmes
Holmes (English surname, most commonly referring to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ[to] read; [to] studyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เชอร์ล็อกchəə-lɔ́kเชอร์ล็อกchəə-lɔ́k1Sherlock2detective; sleuthโฮมส์hoomโฮมส์hoomHolmesมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I really like reading Sherlock Holmes books.
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โฮมส์hoomเป็นbpenนักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpที่tîiฉลาดchà-làatและlɛ́เก่งgèngที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiโลกlôokนิยายní-yaai
Holmes is the smartest and most skilled detective in the fictional world.
Who do you think played Holmes the best in the movies?
วิธีการwí-tii-gaanคิดkítแบบbɛ̀ɛpมีเหตุผลmii-hèet-pǒnของkɔ̌ɔngโฮมส์hoomเป็นbpenแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiให้hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatหลายคนlǎai-kon
Holmes's logical way of thinking has inspired many police officers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โฮมส์ said โฮม?
hoom
- Silent letterส์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
hoom
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ส์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |