ทะลึ่ง
tá-lʉ̂ngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
lewd; cheeky; improper
indecent, suggestive, or cheekily improper in speech or behavior (often playful but can be rude)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเรื่องตลกrêuuang dtà-lòkเรื่องตลกrêuuang dtà-lòk1joke; funny story2humorous incident3farce; not to be taken seriously (fig.)ทะลึ่งtá-lêungทะลึ่งtá-lêung1lewd; cheeky; improper2[to] act lewdly; be cheeky/forward3That's lewd/cheeky!4[to] spring/pop up; spike (suddenly)5suddenly; abruptlyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)
He likes to tell suggestive jokes to his friends.
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คุณครูkun-kruuเตือนdtʉʉanนักเรียนnák-riianไม่ให้mâi-hâiเขียนkǐianข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngบนbonกำแพงgam-pɛɛngห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náam
The teacher warned the students not to write indecent messages on the bathroom walls.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะjàชอบchôpพูดจาpôot jaaทะลึ่งtá-lêungไปbpaiบ้างbâangแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonจิตใจดีjìt jai deeและláeไม่เคยmâi koieล่วงเกินlûuang gernใครkrai
Although he can be a bit cheeky with his words, he is actually a good-hearted person and never oversteps with anyone.
การแสดงตลกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-dtà-lòkบางbaangประเภทbprà-pêetอาจàatมีmiiมุกmúkทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngปนbponอยู่yùuบ้างbâangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangเสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́แต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiข้ามเส้นkâam-sênไปสู่bpai-sùuความหยาบคายkwaam-yàap-kaai
Some types of comedy shows might include some suggestive jokes to get laughs, but they must be careful not to cross the line into vulgarity.
2VerbB1
[to] act lewdly; be cheeky/forward
to behave in an indecent, suggestive, overly forward, or presumptuous way; to overstep propriety
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ng1lewd; cheeky; improper2[to] act lewdly; be cheeky/forward3That's lewd/cheeky!4[to] spring/pop up; spike (suddenly)5suddenly; abruptlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)ผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)
That child is very presumptuous; he refuses to greet elders with a 'wai'.
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เขาkǎoเพิ่งpə̂ngเข้ามาkâo-maaทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiไม่นานmâi-naanแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngไปbpaiวิจารณ์wí-jaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
He just started working not long ago, but he presumptuously criticized the boss's work in front of other people.
อย่าyàaทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngไปbpaiยุ่งyûngเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnถ้าtâaเขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอนุญาตà-nú-yâat
Don't overstep by prying into other people's private matters if they haven't given you permission.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngถามtǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkที่tîiเจอกันjəə-ganถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการgaanเสียsǐiaมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngในnaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
For him to presumptuously ask about salary on the very first meeting is considered extremely bad manners in our culture.
3InterjectionB1
That's lewd/cheeky!
used to scold or call out someone for being lewd, cheeky, or improper
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ng1lewd; cheeky; improper2[to] act lewdly; be cheeky/forward3That's lewd/cheeky!4[to] spring/pop up; spike (suddenly)5suddenly; abruptlyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Don't be so cheeky!
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เด็กdèkคนนี้kon néeชอบchôpถามtăamคำถามkam tăamทะลึ่งๆtá-lêung tá-lêungต่อหน้าdtò nâaผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiตลอดdtà-lòtเลยloie
This kid always asks improper questions in front of adults.
พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเล่าlâoเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaให้hâiฟังfangเขาkǎoกลับglàpพูดจาpûut-jaaทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngใส่sàiจนjonเสียsǐiaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat
When his friend told him a personal story, he responded with lewd talk, ruining the mood.
การแสดงความคิดเห็นgaan-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnอย่างyàangทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiและlɛ́มองว่าmɔɔng-wâaไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatกันgan
His cheeky comments during the meeting made many people feel displeased and see it as disrespectful.
4VerbB2
[to] spring/pop up; spike (suddenly)
to rise, stand, or pop up suddenly and abruptly; also figurative: for prices, numbers, or metrics to spike suddenly (e.g., ทะลึ่งลุกขึ้น ‘to spring to one’s feet’)
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)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkalarm clockเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ng1lewd; cheeky; improper2[to] act lewdly; be cheeky/forward3That's lewd/cheeky!4[to] spring/pop up; spike (suddenly)5suddenly; abruptlyลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂n1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเตียงdtiiangเตียงdtiiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacityทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as he heard the alarm clock, he abruptly sprang up from the bed.
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ช่วงchûuangหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnปีนี้bpii-níiค่าไฟkâa-faiทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngขึ้นkʉ̂nสูงsǔungจนjonน่าตกใจnâa-dtòk-jai
This summer, the electricity bill suddenly spiked to a shocking level.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakมีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉว่าwâaธนาคารtá-naa-kaanจะjàล้มละลายlóm-lá-laaiดัชนีหุ้นdàt-chá-nii-hûnก็gɔ̂ทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngดิ่งลงdìng-longอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
After rumors spread that the bank would collapse, the stock index suddenly plummeted.
งูเห่าnguu-hàoตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngพรวดprûuatขึ้นkʉ̂nมาจากmaa-jàakกอgɔɔหญ้าyâaทำเอาtam-aoชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่tîiเดินผ่านdəən-pàanแถวนั้นtɛ̌ɛo-nánวิ่งหนีwîng-nǐiกันganกระเจิงgrà-jəəng
A large cobra abruptly shot up from the clump of grass, causing the villagers walking by to scatter and flee.
5AdverbB2
suddenly; abruptly
in a sudden or abrupt manner, as if popping up unexpectedly (often modifying verbs of motion or appearance)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deesuddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reasonเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทะลึ่งtá-lêungทะลึ่งtá-lêung1lewd; cheeky; improper2[to] act lewdly; be cheeky/forward3That's lewd/cheeky!4[to] spring/pop up; spike (suddenly)5suddenly; abruptlyโผล่plòhโผล่plòh[to] emerge; appear; stick out; pop upมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)ไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.
I was just walking along, and then he abruptly appeared out of nowhere.
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ใครkraiใช้cháiให้hâiเธอtəəทะลึ่งtá-lʉ̂ngเปิดbpə̀ətประตูbprà-dtuuเข้ามาkâo-maaโดยdooiไม่mâiเคาะkɔ́ก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Who told you to abruptly open the door without knocking first?
ขณะที่kà-nà têeทุกคนtúk konกำลังgam-langตั้งใจdtâng jaiฟังfangการบรรยายgaan ban-yaaiจู่ๆjòo jòoเขาkăoก็gâwทะลึ่งtá-lêungยกมือyók meuถามtăamคำถามkam tăamที่têeไม่mâiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrngขึ้นมาkêun maa
While everyone was attentively listening to the lecture, he suddenly and abruptly raised his hand to ask an irrelevant question.
มอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiคันkanนั้นnánทะลึ่งtá-lêungขับkàpปาดหน้าbpàat nâaออกมาòk maaจากjàakซอยsoiแคบๆkâep kâepเกือบgèuapทำให้tam hâiเกิดอุบัติเหตุgèrt ù-bàt-dtì-hètใหญ่yài
That motorcycle abruptly cut in front of me, coming out of a narrow alley, almost causing a major accident.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |