"อำ" meaning in Thai

See อำ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʔam˧/ [standard] Forms: am [romanization], การอำ [abstract-noun]
Etymology: Uncertain. Compare Lao ອຳ (ʼam); Northern Thai ᩋᩣᩴ; Khün ᩋᩣᩴ; Lü ᦀᧄ (˙ʼam); Shan ဢမ် (ʼǎm). Etymology templates: {{unc|th}} Uncertain, {{cog|lo|ອຳ}} Lao ອຳ (ʼam), {{cog|nod|ᩋᩣᩴ}} Northern Thai ᩋᩣᩴ, {{cog|kkh|ᩋᩣᩴ}} Khün ᩋᩣᩴ, {{cog|khb|ᦀᧄ}} Lü ᦀᧄ (˙ʼam), {{cog|shn|ဢမ်}} Shan ဢမ် (ʼǎm) Head templates: {{th-verb}} อำ • (am) (abstract noun การอำ)
  1. to conceal; to cover up; to hide.
    Sense id: en-อำ-th-verb-WOyCnrh0
  2. (of a ghost, spirit, etc) to visit during sleep and disturb by sitting upon, dragging, assaulting, suffocating, etc.
    Sense id: en-อำ-th-verb-J~cFzyOb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header, Sleep Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 55 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 61 12 11 Disambiguation of Thai entries with incorrect language header: 15 47 12 26 Disambiguation of Sleep: 0 99 1 0
  3. (slang) to joke; to prank; to tease. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-อำ-th-verb-9zis-XVv
  4. (slang) to cheat, to deceive; to counterfeit, to forge. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-อำ-th-verb-Vz7Q3KPp Categories (other): Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 24 19 24 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ผีอำ (pǐi-am), อำพราง (am-praang), อำยวน
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pǐi-am",
      "word": "ผีอำ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "am-praang",
      "word": "อำพราง"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "อำยวน"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ອຳ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ອຳ (ʼam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᩋᩣᩴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᩋᩣᩴ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kkh",
        "2": "ᩋᩣᩴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Khün ᩋᩣᩴ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦀᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦀᧄ (˙ʼam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ဢမ်"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ဢမ် (ʼǎm)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Compare Lao ອຳ (ʼam); Northern Thai ᩋᩣᩴ; Khün ᩋᩣᩴ; Lü ᦀᧄ (˙ʼam); Shan ဢမ် (ʼǎm).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "am",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "การอำ",
      "tags": [
        "abstract-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "อำ • (am) (abstract noun การอำ)",
      "name": "th-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Thai",
  "lang_code": "th",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to conceal; to cover up; to hide."
      ],
      "id": "en-อำ-th-verb-WOyCnrh0",
      "links": [
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ],
        [
          "cover up",
          "cover up"
        ],
        [
          "hide",
          "hide"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 55 13 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 61 12 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 47 12 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 99 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "th",
          "name": "Sleep",
          "orig": "th:Sleep",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to visit during sleep and disturb by sitting upon, dragging, assaulting, suffocating, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-อำ-th-verb-J~cFzyOb",
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "visit",
          "visit"
        ],
        [
          "during",
          "during"
        ],
        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ],
        [
          "disturb",
          "disturb"
        ],
        [
          "sit",
          "sit"
        ],
        [
          "drag",
          "drag"
        ],
        [
          "assault",
          "assault"
        ],
        [
          "suffocating",
          "suffocate"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "spirit; etc; spirit; etc",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a ghost, spirit, etc) to visit during sleep and disturb by sitting upon, dragging, assaulting, suffocating, etc."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a ghost"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to joke; to prank; to tease."
      ],
      "id": "en-อำ-th-verb-9zis-XVv",
      "links": [
        [
          "joke",
          "joke"
        ],
        [
          "prank",
          "prank"
        ],
        [
          "tease",
          "tease"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to joke; to prank; to tease."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 19 24 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cheat, to deceive; to counterfeit, to forge."
      ],
      "id": "en-อำ-th-verb-Vz7Q3KPp",
      "links": [
        [
          "cheat",
          "cheat"
        ],
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
        [
          "counterfeit",
          "counterfeit"
        ],
        [
          "forge",
          "forge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to cheat, to deceive; to counterfeit, to forge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔam˧/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Henry Fuseli"
  ],
  "word": "อำ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Thai/am",
    "Thai 1-syllable words",
    "Thai entries with incorrect language header",
    "Thai lemmas",
    "Thai terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Thai terms with homophones",
    "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
    "Thai terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Thai verbs",
    "th:Sleep"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "pǐi-am",
      "word": "ผีอำ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "am-praang",
      "word": "อำพราง"
    },
    {
      "word": "อำยวน"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ອຳ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ອຳ (ʼam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᩋᩣᩴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᩋᩣᩴ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kkh",
        "2": "ᩋᩣᩴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Khün ᩋᩣᩴ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦀᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦀᧄ (˙ʼam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ဢမ်"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ဢမ် (ʼǎm)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Compare Lao ອຳ (ʼam); Northern Thai ᩋᩣᩴ; Khün ᩋᩣᩴ; Lü ᦀᧄ (˙ʼam); Shan ဢမ် (ʼǎm).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "am",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "การอำ",
      "tags": [
        "abstract-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "อำ • (am) (abstract noun การอำ)",
      "name": "th-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Thai",
  "lang_code": "th",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to conceal; to cover up; to hide."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ],
        [
          "cover up",
          "cover up"
        ],
        [
          "hide",
          "hide"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to visit during sleep and disturb by sitting upon, dragging, assaulting, suffocating, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "visit",
          "visit"
        ],
        [
          "during",
          "during"
        ],
        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ],
        [
          "disturb",
          "disturb"
        ],
        [
          "sit",
          "sit"
        ],
        [
          "drag",
          "drag"
        ],
        [
          "assault",
          "assault"
        ],
        [
          "suffocating",
          "suffocate"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "spirit; etc; spirit; etc",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a ghost, spirit, etc) to visit during sleep and disturb by sitting upon, dragging, assaulting, suffocating, etc."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a ghost"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Thai slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to joke; to prank; to tease."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "joke",
          "joke"
        ],
        [
          "prank",
          "prank"
        ],
        [
          "tease",
          "tease"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to joke; to prank; to tease."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Thai slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cheat, to deceive; to counterfeit, to forge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cheat",
          "cheat"
        ],
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
        [
          "counterfeit",
          "counterfeit"
        ],
        [
          "forge",
          "forge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to cheat, to deceive; to counterfeit, to forge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔam˧/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Henry Fuseli"
  ],
  "word": "อำ"
}

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