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ต้ม

ต้ม

[dtôm]

to boil; to cook by boiling

Verb
General

Meanings

1

Meaning 1

Primary sense
Verb
General

to boil; to cook by boiling

Example

แม่ต้มไข่ให้ลูกกินตอนเช้า

mɛ̂ɛ dtôm kài hâi lûuk gin dtɔɔn-cháo

The mother boils eggs for her child to eat in the morning.

2

Meaning 2

Verb
General

to boil clean; to heat in a chemical solution until clean and lustrous

Example

ยายต้มผ้าขาวให้สะอาดก่อนนำไปตาก

yaai dtôm pâa kǎao hâi sà-àat gɔ̀ɔn nam bpai dtàak

Grandma boils the white clothes clean before hanging them out to dry.

3

Meaning 3

Adjective
General

boiled; cooked by boiling

Example

ฉันกินไข่ต้มสองฟองเป็นอาหารเช้า

chǎn gin kài-dtôm sɔ̌ɔng fɔɔng bpen aa-hǎan-cháo

I ate two boiled eggs for breakfast.

4

Meaning 4

Adjective
General

swindling; defrauding

Example

เขาโดนเพื่อนต้มเอาเงินไปหลายหมื่นบาท

kǎo doon pʉ̂an dtôm ao ngəən bpai lǎai mʉ̀ʉn bàat

His friend conned him out of tens of thousands of baht.

5

Meaning 5

Noun
General

glutinous-rice-flour sweet dumpling with coconut and palm sugar, made in white and red varieties

Example

แม่ซื้อขนมต้มขาวจากตลาดมาให้ฉัน

mɛ̂ɛ-sʉ́ʉ kà-nǒm dtôm kǎao jàak dtà-làat maa hâi chǎn

Mom bought me white coconut glutinous rice dumplings from the market.