ดับลง

dàp-long

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] go out; [to] die down

for a fire or light to go out, or for an engine to stop running or working.

Examples

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2VerbB2

[to] fade away; [to] diminish

for a feeling, hope, or situation to become weaker and disappear.

Examples

ความหวังkwaam wăngความหวังkwaam wăng1hope; expectation2hope (person/thing); prospectที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอีกครั้งèek krángอีกครั้งèek krángagain; once moreค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleดับลงdàp longดับลงdàp long1[to] go out; [to] die down2[to] fade away; [to] diminishเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesผ่านไปpàan bpaiผ่านไปpàan bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: years
The hope of seeing him again slowly faded away as many years passed.
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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 endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

dàp

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