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| อ้อม aawmF |  |
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| 1. | อ้อม | aawmF | to encircle, approach by an indirect or roundabout route, to detour towards |
| 2. | อ้อม | aawmF | roundabout; winding |
| 3. | แม่น้ำอ้อม | maaeF naamH aawmF | the Om River in นนทบุรี  (Nonthaburi province) |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | อ้อม |
| IPA | ʔɔ̂ːm |
| Royal Thai General System | om |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to encircle, approach by an indirect or roundabout route, to detour towards | ||
| examples | ผ้าอ้อม  | phaaF aawmF | diaper |
| อ้อมแขน | aawmF khaaenR | embrace | |
| อ้อมอก | aawmF ohkL | care; assistance; protection | |
| ต้นทุนทางอ้อม | dtohnF thoonM thaangM aawmF | indirect costs | |
| อ้อมกอด | aawmF gaawtL | embrace; hug | |
| โอบอ้อมอารี | o:hpL aawmF aaM reeM | [is] generous; compassionate; benevolent; thoughtful of others; liberal; charitable; helpful | |
| sample sentence | กองทัพเรือต้องใช้เวลาแล่นอ้อมช่องแคบมะละกา ระยะทางกว่า สองหมื่นกิโลเมตร gaawngM thapH reuuaM dtawngF chaiH waehM laaM laaenF aawmF chaawngF khaaepF maH laH gaaM raH yaH thaangM gwaaL saawngR meuunL giL lo:hM metH "The Navy needed time to sail through the Straits of Malacca, a distance of approximately 20,000 kilometers." | ||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | roundabout; winding | ||
| example | ทางอ้อม | thaangM aawmF | detour |
| 3. แม่น้ำอ้อม maaeF naamH aawmF [noun, proper noun, geographical] | |||
| definition | the Om River in นนทบุรี (Nonthaburi province) | ||
| classifier | สาย | saaiR | [numerical classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things] |
| categories | |||
| related words | เกาะเกร็ด | gawL gretL | Gred (or Gret) Island—a tiny island in the แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา (Jaow Pra-ya) River, accessible by boat. On it lives a community of craftsmen famous for their distinctive style of pottery which dates back many centuries. Koh Gred pots are known for their fine, red-black glazed surface and intricate design. These landers are the descendants of the  มอญ (Mon) people,and they have managed to retain the skills of their forefathers. |
| นนทบุรี | nohnM thaH booL reeM | Nonthaburi, a province in central Thailand with a 1995 population of 754,627 (rank 28 of 76) | |
| ปากเกร็ด | bpaakL gretL | Paag-Gred (or Gret)—an อำเภอ (district) in นนทบุรี (Nonthaburi) located in a suburb of กรุงเทพ (Bangkok). Paag-Gred merges แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา (Jaow Pra-ya) and แม่น้ำอ้อม (Om) Rivers together. | |
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