ถลัน
tà-lǎnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] rush suddenly; [to] dart; [to] lunge
to move suddenly and quickly, often rushing in or out; to dart or lunge
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงกรี๊ดsǐiang-gríitเสียงกรี๊ดsǐiang-gríita scream; a shriekเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerถลันtà-lǎnถลันtà-lǎn[to] rush suddenly; [to] dart; [to] lungeออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
As soon as he heard the scream, he rushed out of the room to see what happened.
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เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiถลันtà-lǎnข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnโดยdooiไม่mâiมองmɔɔngรถrótทำให้tam-hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoตกใจdtòk-jaiมากmâak
The little child darted across the street without looking at the cars, which scared his mother a lot.
ทันทีtan-tiiที่ประตูtîi-bprà-dtuuเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkผู้สื่อข่าวpûu-sʉ̀ʉ-kàaoก็gɔ̂ถลันtà-lǎnเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiห้องhɔ̂ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâatดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnán
The moment the door opened, the reporters rushed into the room to interview that celebrity.
ด้วยdûuaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jaiสุดขีดsùt-kìitเธอtəəถลันtà-lǎnตัวdtuuaหลบlòpวัตถุwát-tùที่tîiพุ่งpûngเข้ามาkâo-maaหาhǎaอย่างyàangฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiat
In extreme shock, she lunged aside, narrowly dodging the object that was flying towards her.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถลัน said ถะ-หลัน?
tà-lǎn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |