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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 | [is] roundabout; winding |
| 3. | แม่น้ำอ้อม | maaeF naamH aawmF | the Om River in นนทบุรี  (Nonthaburi province) |
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| 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 | |
| ความเสียหายโดยอ้อม | khwaamM siiaR haaiR dooyM aawmF | indirect loss | |
| sample sentences | 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." | ||
บนทางหลวงแผ่นดินสายเดิม สายใหม่ และสายอ้อมเมืองเต็มไปด้วยรถราทุกประเภท bohnM thaangM luaangR phaenL dinM saaiR deermM saaiR maiL laeH saaiR aawmF meuuangM dtemM bpaiM duayF rohtH raaM thookH bpraL phaehtF "The highways, the older routes, the new roads, as well as the bypass routes are full of vehicles of all types." | |||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] roundabout; winding | ||
| examples | ทางอ้อม | thaangM aawmF | detour |
| ทางอ้อม | thaangM aawmF | indirectly | |
| ทางอ้อมเมือง | thaangM aawmF meuuangM | ring road; road encircling a city | |
| โดยตรงหรือโดยอ้อม | dooyM dtrohngM reuuR dooyM aawmF | directly or indirectly | |
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| 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] |
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| 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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