ถลา
tà-lǎaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] swoop; glide down; rush downhill
to move down quickly from above or a higher place, like a bird swooping or a person/thing rushing downhill
Examples
นกเหยี่ยวnók-yìiaoนกเหยี่ยวnók-yìiaohawk; kite (raptor)ถลาtà-lǎaถลาtà-lǎa1[to] swoop; glide down; rush downhill2[to] rush; lunge; bolt forwardลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceหนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)
The hawk swooped down from the sky to catch a mouse.
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นักสกีnák-sà-giiถลาtà-lǎaลงlongจากjàakยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoด้วยdûuaiความเร็วสูงkwaam-reo-sǔungดูduuน่าตื่นเต้นnâa-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtênมากmâak
The skier rushed down from the mountain top at high speed, looking very exciting.
ว่าวwâaoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoขาดkàatแล้วlɛ́ɛoถลาลมtà-lǎa-lomลงไปlong-bpaiตกอยู่dtòk-yùuบนbonหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâan
His kite string broke, and it swooped down in the wind, landing on the roof of a house.
เครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binที่tîiเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonดับdàpได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛถลาtà-lǎaลงสู่long-sùuพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinตามdtaamแรงโน้มถ่วงrɛɛng-nóom-tùuangของkɔ̌ɔngโลกlôok
The plane with the dead engine could only swoop down toward the ground, pulled by the force of gravity.
2VerbB1
[to] rush; lunge; bolt forward
to move forward suddenly and fast, often with little control or due to momentum
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedถลาtà-lǎaถลาtà-lǎa1[to] swoop; glide down; rush downhill2[to] rush; lunge; bolt forwardไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forward
He ran a bit too fast, so he lurched forward.
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พอpɔɔรถเมล์rót-meeเบรกbrèekกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanก็gɔ̂ถลาtà-lǎaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaกันganหมดmòt
When the bus stopped suddenly, all the passengers lurched forward.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánถลาtà-lǎaเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiห้องhɔ̂ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàคว้าkwáaของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênชิ้นchínสุดท้ายsùt-táai
That child rushed forward into the room to grab the last toy.
ด้วยdûuaiแรงผลักrɛɛng-plàkจากjàakข้างหลังkâang-lǎngเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เสียหลักsǐia-làkถลาtà-lǎaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamก้าวgâaoก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàทรงตัวsong-dtuuaได้dâai
With a push from behind, he lost his balance and stumbled forward a few steps before regaining his footing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถลา said ถะ-หลา?
tà-lǎa
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 | — | — |