ถลึง
tà-lʉ̌ngMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] glare; [to] open one's eyes wide angrily
To open the eyes wide and stare angrily or threateningly at someone; to glare.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseถลึงตาtà-lʉ̌ng-dtaaถลึงตาtà-lʉ̌ng-dtaa[to] stare with bulging eyesใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ซนsonซนsonmischievous; naughty (lively troublemaking)เสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noise
The mother glared at her son who was playing noisily.
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He was so angry that he glared at the person who cut his car off.
ครูkruuถลึงตาtà-lʉ̌ng-dtaaมองmɔɔngนักเรียนnák-riianที่tîiแอบลอกɛ̀ɛp-lɔ̂ɔkข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpกันganอยู่yùuหลังlǎngห้องhɔ̂ng
The teacher glared at the students who were secretly copying each other's exams at the back of the room.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiฉันchǎnพูดpûutขัดจังหวะkàt-jang-wàหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaก็gɔ̂ถลึงตาtà-lʉ̌ng-dtaaใส่sàiฉันchǎnด้วยdûuaiความไม่พอใจkwaam-mâi-pɔɔ-jaiอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
As soon as I interrupted, the boss glared at me with obvious dissatisfaction.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถลึง said ถะ-หลึง?
tà-lʉ̌ng
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 | — | — |