Thai word
หนาม
nǎam
刺
How to pronounce หนาม
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
หนาม is written nǎam and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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naam
Mid tone
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nàam
Low tone
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nâam
Falling tone
- หนาม
nǎam
Rising tone
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náam
High tone
What does หนาม mean?
Translation
刺
หนาม (nǎam) means "刺" in Thai.
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What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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