Body and health บวม buam
swollen; to swell adjective
- buam mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
บวมbuam is flat and mid, with an unaspirated b. It covers a swollen ankle after a fall, a puffy face in the morning and the lump of an insect bite. At the clinic, point and say บวมตรงนี้buam dtrong níi, it's swollen here.
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:
- bouam
- buum
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