การลอก

gaan-lɔ̂ɔk

Meanings

1NounB1

peeling; flaking

the process of a layer coming off or being removed (e.g., skin, paint, bark)

Examples

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2NounB2

copying; plagiarism

the act of copying someone else’s work or answers; plagiarism or cheating by copying

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3NounB2

tracing a pattern

copying a design by following its lines or taking a rubbing for art or design purposes

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)Bการลอกgaan lôkการลอกgaan lôk1peeling; flaking2copying; plagiarism3tracing a patternBลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show marksการ์ตูนgaa dtoonการ์ตูนgaa dtoon1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetไขkăiไขkăi1[to] unlock; open (with a key)2wax; waxy substance3[to] explain; clarify4[to] tighten or loosen (by turning)5fat (animal); grease
The kids are having fun tracing their favorite cartoon characters onto tracing paper.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

gaan

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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การลอกgaan-lɔ̂ɔkการลอกgaan-lɔ̂ɔkpeeling; flakingpeeling; flakingWord