Body and health จมูก jà-mùuk
nose noun
- jà low
- mùuk low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
You'll hear it in Chang Chang Chang (ช้าง ช้าง ช้าง).
How to use it
จมูกjà-mùuk starts with a quick jà, then a long, low mùuk. A blocked nose is คัดจมูกkát jà-mùuk, a runny one น้ำมูกไหลnáam-mûuk lǎi, and a nosebleed เลือดกำเดาไหลlûeat gam-dao lǎi. To smell something is ได้กลิ่นdâi glìn, "get a smell".
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- chamuk
- jamook
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