จุ่ม
dip
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- 1 dip 、immerse (something in liquid)
Describes putting an object or part of the body into water, sauce, broth, or another liquid, often briefly.
dip 、immerse (something in liquid)
To put something into a liquid, either partly or completely, especially as a brief dipping action.
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จุ่มมือลงในน้ำ cùm mʉʉ loŋ nay náam Dip your hand into the water. จุ่มมือลงในน้ำ details
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จุ่มขนมปังในนม cùm khanǒmpaŋ nay nom Dip the bread in milk. จุ่มขนมปังในนม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of จุ่ม is moving something from outside a liquid into it. The focus is generally on the dipping action rather than on how long the object remains there. A common pattern is จุ่ม + object + ใน + liquid. Adding ลง, as in จุ่ม + object + ลงใน + liquid, makes the downward movement into the liquid more explicit. It is an everyday verb used with water, milk, sauce, broth, chemical solutions, and other liquids. The object may be partly or completely immersed.
Usage
Commonly used when dipping a hand or cloth into water or a solution, dipping food into a drink or sauce, or briefly putting meat and vegetables into hot broth. It is useful whenever the movement from outside a liquid into it is important.
Caution
จุ่ม is normally transitive and takes the thing being dipped as its object. Use จม when something sinks on its own. It is also not the usual verb for simply putting an object into a non-liquid container or place.
Differences from similar words
1 dip synonyms
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จิ้ม means to poke something with a tip or lightly touch food to a dipping sauce. จุ่ม more clearly describes putting the object down into the liquid.
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ชุบ is commonly used when dipping something to coat its surface, such as with batter, egg, or a treatment solution. จุ่ม is broader and simply describes putting something into liquid.
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แช่ emphasizes leaving something submerged or soaking it for some time. จุ่ม focuses on the action of dipping it in and can describe a very brief action.