กลบ
glòpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] cover with earth; backfill
to cover something with soil, sand, or another material, often to fill in or hide it (e.g., cover a hole, bury waste lightly)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)หลุมlǔmหลุมlǔm1hole; pit2dent; depression3socket; socket-like cavity4grave pitเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กลบglòpกลบglòp1[to] cover with earth; backfill2[to] drown out; mask; overpowerด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เรียบrîiapเรียบrîiap1smooth; even; flat2plain; unadorned3neat; orderly; trim4completely; all gone5quiet; subdued (tone/style)6[to] be smooth; be even; lie flat
He dug a small hole and then covered it with soil until it was flat.
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หลังlǎngปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเสร็จsètเราraoช่วยกันchûuai-ganกลบglòpโคนkoonด้วยdûuaiดินdinและlɛ́ทรายsaai
After planting the tree, we helped cover the base with soil and sand.
คนงานkon-ngaanรีบrîipกลบglòpท่อtɔ̂ɔที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətไว้wáiชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèet
The workers quickly covered the temporarily opened pipe to prevent accidents.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanกลบหลุมglòp-lǔmขยะอินทรีย์kà-yà-in-siiให้hâiมิดmítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótการปนเปื้อนgaan-bpon-bpʉ̂ʉan
Officials asked villagers to cover the organic waste pits completely to reduce contamination.
เขาkǎoเอาaoผ้าขาวบางpâa-kǎao-baangมาmaaปูทับbpuu-tápรูปrûupเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลบglòpไม่mâiให้เห็นhâi-hěnชัดchát
He laid a thin white cloth over the picture to cover it so it wouldn't be clearly visible.
แม่วางmɛ̂ɛ-waangผ้าpâaปูbpuuโต๊ะdtóลายlaaiเรียบrîiapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลบglòpรอยขีดข่วนrɔɔi-kìit-kùuanบนbonโต๊ะไม้dtó-máai
Mom placed a plain tablecloth to cover the scratches on the wooden table.
ทีมงานtiim-ngaanใช้cháiสติ๊กเกอร์sà-dtík-gə̂əทึบtʉ́pสีดำsǐi-damกลบglòpชื่อchʉ̂ʉแบรนด์brɛɛnในnaiคลิปklípก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛ
The team used opaque black stickers to cover the brand names in the clip before publishing.
นักออกแบบnák-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpเพิ่มpə̂əmชั้นchánฟิล์มfiimเคลือบด้านklʉ̂ʉap-dâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลบglòpแสงสะท้อนsɛ̌ɛng-sà-tɔ́ɔnบนbonหน้าจอnâa-jɔɔระหว่างrá-wàangถ่ายทำtàai-tam
The designer added a matte coating layer to cover the reflections on the screen during filming.
2VerbB2
[to] drown out; mask; overpower
to make a sound, smell, color, taste, or effect less noticeable by overpowering or covering it
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessเพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกลบglòpกลบglòp1[to] cover with earth; backfill2[to] drown out; mask; overpowerเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâang[to] construct; buildหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
She played loud music to drown out the construction noise in front of the house.
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Add more basil; it can mask the fishy smell well.
กลิ่นglìnน้ำnáamหอมแรงhɔ̌ɔm-rɛɛngจนjonกลบglòpกลิ่นดอกไม้glìn-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiจริงjingในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngไปหมดbpai-mòt
The strong perfume smell completely overpowered the real flowers’ scent in the room.
สีsǐiสดsòtของkɔ̌ɔngผ้าpâaพื้นหลังpʉ́ʉn-lǎngกลบglòpโทนสีtoon-sǐiอ่อนɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngภาพวาดpâap-wâatทำให้tam-hâiรายละเอียดหายraai-lá-ìiat-hǎaiไปbpai
The bright color of the backdrop overshadowed the painting’s soft tones, making the details disappear.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
glòp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |