ถลำลึก
tà-lǎm-lʉ́kMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] get in too deep; become deeply involved
to go too far or become so involved in something (often risky or problematic, such as debt, gambling, or a relationship) that it is hard to pull back
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toการพนันgaan-pá-nanการพนันgaan-pá-nangambling; bettingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́k1[to] get in too deep; become deeply involved2in too deep; deeply involvedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เป็นหนี้bpen-nîiเป็นหนี้bpen-nîi[to] be in debt; [to] owe [sb] [sth]มากมายmâak-maaiมากมายmâak-maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very much
He was addicted to gambling to the point that he got in too deep and accumulated a lot of debt.
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ฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากyàakถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kไปbpaiกับgàpความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiอนาคตà-naa-kót
I don't want to get too deeply involved in a relationship with no future.
พอpɔɔเขาkǎoรับrápสินบนsǐn-bonครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พบว่าpóp-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiวงจรwong-jɔɔnคอร์รัปชันkɔɔ-ráp-chânจนjonยากyâakจะjàถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuua
Once he accepted the first bribe, he found himself drawn so deep into the cycle of corruption that it was hard to pull back.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiตัวเองdtuua-eengถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiปัญหาbpan-hǎaของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́อาจจะàat-jàเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
We must be careful not to get too deeply involved in other people's problems, because we might get into trouble as well.
2AdjectiveB2
in too deep; deeply involved
very involved or committed to something to the point that it is difficult to withdraw
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ[to] read; [to] studyเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́k1[to] get in too deep; become deeply involved2in too deep; deeply involvedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เนื้อเรื่องnʉ́ʉa-rʉ̂ʉangเนื้อเรื่องnʉ́ʉa-rʉ̂ʉang1plot; storyline2content; subject matterจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ลงlongลงlong1[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] online
Once I started this book, I became so deeply involved in the story that I couldn't put it down.
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เธอtəəถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiโลกlôokของkɔ̌ɔngการเขียนgaan-kǐianนิยายní-yaaiจนjonไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiสิ่งรอบข้างsìng-rɔ̂ɔp-kâang
She became so deeply immersed in the world of novel writing that she paid no attention to her surroundings.
ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náนักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiมันmanง่ายngâaiมากmâakที่จะtîi-jàถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kไปbpaiกับgàpหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔใดdaiหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔหนึ่งnʉ̀ngจนjonมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnภาพรวมpâap-ruuam
As a researcher, it's very easy to become so deeply engrossed in a single topic that you lose sight of the bigger picture.
เขาkǎoถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kไปbpaiกับgàpการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaปรัชญาbpràt-yaaตะวันออกdtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔkจนjonความคิดความอ่านkwaam-kít-kwaam-àanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiยากyâakจะjàเข้าใจkâo-jai
He became so deeply involved in studying Eastern philosophy that his way of thinking became difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถลำลึก said ถะ-หลัม-ลึก?
tà-lǎm-lʉ́k
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ถลำtà-lǎmถลำtà-lǎm1[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshoot2[to] get in too deep; go too far (figurative)[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshootPart 1
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ถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́k[to] get in too deep; become deeply involved[to] get in too deep; become deeply involvedWord