การลอย
gaan-lɔɔiMeanings
1NounA2
floating; drifting
The act or state of floating on the surface of a liquid or in the air, either staying in one place or moving slowly.
Examples
การลอยgaan-lɔɔiการลอยgaan-lɔɔi1floating; drifting2setting afloat; releasing into the airตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไม่ยากmâi-yâakไม่ยากmâi-yâakeasy; not difficult
Floating in water is not difficult.
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Yesterday I practiced floating in the pool with my father.
วันนี้wan-níiเราraoเรียนriianเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการลอยgaan-lɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongในnaiอากาศaa-gàat
Today we learned about how balloons float in the air.
การลอยgaan-lɔɔiตัวdtuuaในnaiน้ำnáamจะjàง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaใส่sàiเสื้อชูชีพsʉ̂ʉa-chuu-chîipแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Floating in water is easier when you wear a life jacket, but you still need to be careful about safety.
2NounB1
setting afloat; releasing into the air
The act of setting something on water or releasing it into the air so that it floats or drifts, such as a ceremonial offering or a sky lantern.
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tongลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tong1[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong2Loi Krathong (festival)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanใกล้บ้านglâi-bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
Tonight people will float krathongs on the river near our house.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnการgaanลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tongเราraoจุดjùtเทียนtiianและlɛ́อธิษฐานà-tít-tǎanแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iวางwaangกระทงgrà-tongลงlongบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náam
Before setting our krathongs afloat, we light the candles and make a wish, then place the krathongs on the water.
การลอยgaan-lɔɔiโคมkoomใกล้glâiสนามบินsà-nǎam-binอาจàatเป็นอันตรายbpen-an-dtà-raaiจึงjʉngมีmiiการห้ามgaan-hâamปล่อยbplɔ̀iโคมkoomในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnán
Releasing sky lanterns near an airport can be dangerous, so releasing them in that area is prohibited.
ทางtaangเทศบาลtêet-sà-baanขอความร่วมมือkɔ̌ɔ-kwaam-rûuam-mʉʉให้hâiงดngótการgaanลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tongที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakโฟมfoomเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótปริมาณbpà-rí-maanขยะkà-yàที่tîiตกค้างdtòk-káangในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamหลังlǎngจบjòpเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaan
The municipality is asking people not to float krathongs made of foam, in order to reduce the amount of waste left in the river after the festival.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2floating; adrift3[to] float (price/exchange rate)4too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)[to] float; driftPart 2
การลอยgaan-lɔɔiการลอยgaan-lɔɔifloating; driftingfloating; driftingWord