ตลบ
dtà-lòpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] flip; turn over; overturn
To turn something over in one motion; to invert or overturn.
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)แรงมากrɛɛng-mâakแรงมากrɛɛng-mâak1very strong; intense2intense; harshจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตลบdtà-lòpตลบdtà-lòp1[to] flip; turn over; overturn2[to] wheel about; turn back; double back3swirling; billowing; pervasive (of smoke, dust, or smells)กระโปรงgrà-bproongกระโปรงgrà-bproong1skirt2hood; bonnet; trunk lid; machine coverของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
The wind was so strong, it flipped up my skirt.
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The cook is skillfully flipping a pancake in the pan.
เขาkǎoตลบdtà-lòpผ้าห่มpâa-hòmขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaมีอะไรmii-à-raiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiเตียงdtiiang
He turned over the blanket to see what was under the bed.
พายุpaa-yúพัดpátแรงrɛɛngจนjonตลบdtà-lòpหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanสังกะสีปลิวsǎng-gà-sǐi-bpliuไปbpaiทั้งtángแผงpɛ̌ɛng
The storm blew so hard that it overturned the tin roof, sending the whole panel flying.
2VerbB2
[to] wheel about; turn back; double back
To change direction suddenly; to reverse or double back.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้ตัวrúu-dtuuaรู้ตัวrúu-dtuua1[to] realize; become aware of one's situation2[to] be aware of oneself; be consciousว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ตลบdtà-lòpตลบdtà-lòp1[to] flip; turn over; overturn2[to] wheel about; turn back; double back3swirling; billowing; pervasive (of smoke, dust, or smells)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as he realized he was going the wrong way, he quickly doubled back.
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คนร้ายkon-ráaiขับรถkàp-rótตลบdtà-lòpกลับไปglàp-bpaiทางtaangเดิมdəəmเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnด่านdàanตำรวจdtam-rùuatข้างหน้าkâang-nâa
The criminal drove his car, doubling back the way he came when he saw the police checkpoint ahead.
สายลับsǎai-lápจงใจjong-jaiเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiในnaiซอยsɔɔiตันdtanแล้วlɛ́ɛoตลบdtà-lòpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอีกìikทางtaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสลัดsà-làtผู้ติดตามpûu-dtìt-dtaam
The spy intentionally walked into a dead-end alley and then doubled back out another way to shake off his tail.
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápใช้cháiกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútตลบหลังdtà-lòp-lǎngเข้าkâoโจมตีjoom-dtiiข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kจากjàakทิศทางtít-taangที่tîiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kít
The army used a strategy of doubling back to attack the enemy from an unexpected direction.
3AdjectiveC1
swirling; billowing; pervasive (of smoke, dust, or smells)
Swirling or spreading thickly through the air, as smoke or dust; pervasive or filling the air, as a smell.
Examples
กลิ่นทุเรียนglìn-tú-riianกลิ่นทุเรียนglìn-tú-riiandurian smell; smell of durianทอดtɔ̂ɔtทอดtɔ̂ɔt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)ตลบdtà-lòpตลบdtà-lòp1[to] flip; turn over; overturn2[to] wheel about; turn back; double back3swirling; billowing; pervasive (of smoke, dust, or smells)ไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)ตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamfloating market
The smell of fried durian swirled throughout the floating market.
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ควันkwanจากjàakไฟป่าfai-bpàaตลบอบอวลdtà-lòp-òp-uuanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaหุบเขาhùp-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiทัศนวิสัยtát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-longอย่างมากyàang-mâak
Smoke from the wildfire swirled and filled the entire valley, causing visibility to worsen significantly.
กลิ่นglìnดอกราตรีdɔ̀ɔk-raa-dtriiหอมตลบhɔ̌ɔm-dtà-lòpอยู่ในyùu-naiสายลมsǎai-lomยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnชวนให้chuuan-hâiหวนนึกถึงhǔuan-nʉ́k-tʉ̌ngความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamในอดีตnai-à-dìit
The fragrance of night-blooming jasmine swirled in the evening breeze, evoking memories of the past.
ฝุ่นควันfùn-kwanจากjàakการก่อสร้างgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangฟุ้งfúngตลบdtà-lòpไปbpaiในnaiอากาศaa-gàatปกคลุมbpòk-klumทุกอย่างtúk-yàangจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenสีเทาsǐi-taoหม่นmòn
Construction dust billowed and swirled into the air, covering everything until it turned a dull gray.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตลบ said ตะ-หลบ?
dtà-lòp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
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 | — | — |