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| ดำ damM |  |
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| 1. | ดำ | damM | [is] black; dark; dusky |
| 2. | ดำ ๆ | damM damM | [is] dark-skinned; dark complexioned |
| 3. | สีดำ | seeR damM | the color black |
| 4. | ดำ | damM | to dive; submerge |
| 5. | ดำ | damM | [is] submerged |
| 6. | ดำ | damM | to transplant rice seedlings |
| 7. | ดำ | damM | [is] merciless |
| 8. | ดำ | damM | Dum [a common Thai male nickname] |
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| Phonemic Thai | ดำ |
| IPA | dam |
| Royal Thai General System | dam |
1.  [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] black; dark; dusky | ||
| synonym | มืด  | meuutF | [of night] [is] dark; black; having no light |
| examples | ฟิล์มขาวดำ | fimM khaaoR damM | black-and-white film |
| กระดานดำ | graL daanM damM | blackboard; slate | |
| เสือดำ | seuuaR damM | panther | |
| ผิวดำ | phiuR damM | dark-skinned; dark skin | |
| ช่องตาดำ | chaawngF dtaaM damM | pupil (of the eye) | |
| เส้นเลือดดำ | senF leuuatF damM | vein (of blood) | |
| สายดำคาดเอว | saaiR damM khaatF aayoM | black belt | |
| ผมดำ | phohmR damM | dark hair; black hair | |
| ลูกตาดำ | luukF dtaaM damM | pupil of the eye | |
| ถั่วดำ | thuaaL damM | black bean, Bruguiera parviflora | |
| อัดถั่วดำ | atL thuaaL damM | male-male anal intercourse | |
| ดำแดง | damM daaengM | scarlet; dark red | |
| กบดำกบแดง | gohpL damM gohpL daaengM | [a Thai version of the game] poker | |
| กาแฟดำ | gaaM faaeM damM | black coffee | |
| ไสยดำ | saiR damM | the black art or magic; necromancy | |
| รูปเงาดำ | ruupF ngaoM damM | silhouette | |
| ดินดำ | dinM damM | topsoil | |
| ไทยดำ | thaiM damM | Thai Dam, an ethnic minority group | |
| งาดำ | ngaaM damM | black sesame seeds | |
| นายถั่วดำ | naaiM thuaaL damM | [colloquial] child-prostitution ringleader | |
| หน้าดำคร่ำเคร่ง | naaF damM khramF khrengF | to look serious; strained | |
| ข้าวเหนียวดำ | khaaoF niaaoR damM | black sticky rice | |
| หลุมดำ | loomR damM | black hole | |
| หลุมดำ | loomR damM | black hole; [a metaphor for something which is unretrievable] | |
| คดีหมายเลขดำ | khaH deeM maaiR laehkF damM | [lit. black-number case] hearing for a pending legal case | |
| ช้อนหอยดำ | chaawnH haawyR damM | white-shouldered ibis, Pseudibis davisoni | |
| กุลาดำ | gooL laaM damM | [same as ช้อนหอยดำ] | |
| ช้อนหอยดำเหลือบ | chaawnH haawyR damM leuuapL | glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus | |
| คดีดำ | khaH deeM damM | [shortening of] คดีหมายเลขดำ, an undecided legal case | |
| เข้ากระดูกดำ | khaoF graL duukL damM | extremely; engrained | |
| แมวดำ | maaeoM damM | Thai name for the Sunderland A.F.C. (Sunderland) | |
| ปีศาจแดงดำ | bpeeM saatL daaengM damM | Devils in Red/black (Thai nickname for AC Milan, Italy, football club) | |
| โพดำ | pho:hM damM | [playing cards] spades; spade | |
| รอยดำ | raawyM damM | black mark (of Death) | |
| รอยฟกช้ำดำเขียว | raawyM fohkH chamH damM khiaaoR | bruises; contusions; traces of a beating | |
| น้ำซีอิ๊วดำ | naamH seeM iuH damM | dark, sweet soy sauce | |
| ดำปิ๊ดปี๋ | damM bpitH bpeeR | [is] jet-black; pitch-black; very black | |
| ดำปี๋ | damM bpeeR | [is] jet-black; pitch-black; coal-black; very black | |
| สีดำปิ๊ดปี๋ | seeR damM bpitH bpeeR | the color jet-black | |
| สีดำปี๋ | seeR damM bpeeR | the color jet-black; pitch-black; coal-black; very black | |
| นักรบชุดดำ | nakH rohpH chootH damM | Thai Rangers | |
| แกะดำ | gaeL damM | black sheep; misfit | |
| แว่นดำ | waaenF damM | sunglasses | |
| ดินดำ | dinM damM | gunpowder; explosive ammunition; black powder | |
| เห็นดำเห็นแดง | henR damM henR daaengM | to make an end to; have a final showdown | |
| เห็นดำเห็นแดง | henR damM henR daaengM | once and for all; finally; to the very or the bitter end | |
| ด่างดำ | daangL damM | [is] spotted; dotted; mottled; discolored | |
| สมุดดำ | saL mootL damM | Thai long book made of pulp from trees of the family Uricaceae | |
| sample sentences | สถานการณ์การเมืองยังส่งผลกระทบต่อสูตรการจัดตั้งรัฐบาลที่กำลังหน้าดำคร่ำเคร่งกันอยู่ในเวลานี้ saL thaanR naH gaanM gaanM meuuangM yangM sohngL phohnR graL thohpH dtaawL suutL gaanM jatL dtangF ratH thaL baanM theeF gamM langM naaF damM khramF khrengF ganM yuuL naiM waehM laaM neeH "The political situation continues to affect the formation of a government and is causing (those involved) to look strained during this time." | ||
ขาไปลากเอาตัวนักวิชาการผู้นั้นมาตอบคำถามหน้าทีวี ด้วยคำถามที่มุ่งแต่จะเอาคำตอบประเภทขาวหรือดำ khaaR bpaiM laakF aoM dtuaaM nakH wiH chaaM gaanM phuuF nanH maaM dtaawpL khamM thaamR naaF theeM weeM duayF khamM thaamR theeF moongF dtaaeL jaL aoM khamM dtaawpL bpraL phaehtF khaaoR reuuR damM "They dragged in that expert to answer question in front of the TV [and] used question which aimed at eliciting only black or white answers." | |||
เด็กผู้หญิงจับเอาแมวดำตัวหนึ่งโยนลงไปในน้ำแล้วปล่อยให้มันตะเกียกตะกายปีนตลิ่งหนีไป dekL phuuF yingR japL aoM maaeoM damM dtuaaM neungL yo:hnM lohngM bpaiM naiM naamH laaeoH bplaawyL haiF manM dtaL giiakL dtaL gaaiM bpeenM dtaL lingL neeR bpaiM "The girl grabbed the black cat and threw it into the water; then she let it scamper up the river bank and run away." | |||
ถ้าละสายตาจากน้ำที่ท่วมหัวเข่าอยู่เงยหน้ามองออกไปไกล ก็จะเห็นพายุใหญ่ตั้งเค้าดำทะมึนมาแต่ไกล thaaF laH saaiR dtaaM jaakL naamH theeF thuaamF huaaR khaoL yuuL ngeeuyM naaF maawngM aawkL bpaiM glaiM gaawF jaL henR phaaM yooH yaiL dtangF khaaoH damM thaH meunM maaM dtaaeL glaiM "If we take our eyes of the current knee-high flooding, and instead raise our gaze further out, we will see a huge storm looming from afar." | |||
| 2. ดำ ๆ damM damM [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] dark-skinned; dark complexioned | ||
| 3. สีดำ seeR damM [noun] | |||
| definition | the color black | ||
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| example | แว่นตาสีดำ | waaenF dtaaM seeR damM | dark glasses |
| 4. [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to dive; submerge | ||
| examples | ดำน้ำ  | damM naamH | to dive (in the water); to skin dive |
| การดำน้ำ | gaanM damM naamH | snorkeling; diving | |
| ดำผิวน้ำ | damM phiuR naamH | to skin dive | |
| การดำผิวน้ำ | gaanM damM phiuR naamH | skin diving | |
| ดำผุดดำว่าย | damM phootL damM waaiF | to bob up and down in the water; to dive, break the surface, and swim | |
| รดน้ำดำหัว | rohtH naamH damM huaaR | water sprinkling (ceremony) | |
| ปักดำ | bpakL damM | to plant a rice field (with กล้า ) | |
| 5. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] submerged | ||
| example | นาดำ | naaM damM | rice paddy |
| 6. [verb, transitive, colloquial] | |||
| definition | to transplant rice seedlings | ||
| example | ดำนา | damM naaM | to plant or transplant (rice seedlings or young rice plants into) a paddy field |
| as a prefix | ดำกล้า | damM glaaF | to plant rice seedlings in the field |
| 7. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] merciless | ||
| example | ใจดำ | jaiM damM | [is] mean |
| 8. [proper noun, person, colloquial] | |||
| definition | Dum [a common Thai male nickname] | ||
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