หอม
hŏm
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'Fragrant' — sweet-smelling; and 'to kiss,' the Thai sniff way.
- Stative VerbAdjectiveBuilt up from หอม20กลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmfragrance,sweet smell,pleasing scentOften heardWorth learningน้ำหอมnám hŏmperfume,aftershaveOften heardWorth learningกล้วยหอมglûuay hŏmbananaOften heardWorth learningหอมหวนhŏm hŭuanfragrant,aromatic,sweet-smellingOccasionalNot a priority to learnเก็บหอมรอมริบgèp hŏm rom rípto save,economizeOccasionalNot a priority to learnหอมป้อมhŏm bpômCoriandrum sativumUncommonNot a priority to learnเปราะหอมbpròr hŏmto brittle,fragile,breakableUncommonNot a priority to learnหอมกรุ่นhŏm grùn[to be] scented,sweet smelling,fragrantObscureSafe to skip for nowUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.กลิ่นของดอกมะลิหอมมากglìn kŏng dòk má-lí hŏm mâakThe smell of jasmine is lovely.แซนด์วิชมีผักกาดหอมชั้นหนึ่งsaen-wít mee pàk gàat hŏm chán nèungThe sandwich has a layer of lettuce.
- VerbMore DetailA "sniff kiss" is a traditional Thai way of showing affection to a loved one, and involves putting your nose to someone's cheek and gently inhaling. It's regarded as as more discrete and more acceptable in public than a western style kiss (จูบ)..
- NounMore DetailShort for หัวหอม; appears in compounds such as หอมหัวใหญ่ (onion) and หอมแดง (shallot)..Built up from หอม4หัวหอมhŭua hŏmonionOccasionalNot a priority to learnกระเทียมหอมgrà-tiiam hŏmleekUncommonNot a priority to learnหอมต้นเดี่ยวhŏm dtôn dìieowwelsh onionObscureSafe to skip for nowต้นหอมdtôn hŏmwelsh onionObscureSafe to skip for nowUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.หอมหัวใหญ่ดิบทำให้ตาของฉันแสบขณะที่ฉันกำลังหั่นมันhŏm hŭua yài dìp tam hâi dtaa kŏng chăn sàep kà-nà têe chăn gam-lang hàn manThe raw onion smarted my eyes while I was chopping it.หอมหัวใหญ่มีหลายชั้นhŏm hŭua yài mee lăai chánThe onion has many layers.ตาของฉันแสบเพราะหอมหัวใหญ่ที่ฉันหั่นdtaa kŏng chăn sàep prór hŏm hŭua yài têe chăn hànMy eyes are smarting from the onion I chopped.