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taang-lápMeanings
1NounB1
secret passage/route
a concealed passageway or route, typically hidden from public view, used to move between places without being noticed
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปราสาทbpraa-sàatปราสาทbpraa-sàat1castle; palace2sanctuary tower (Khmer/Angkor-style)เก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛ1ancient; very old2long-established; longstandingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทางลับtaang-lápทางลับtaang-láp1secret passage/route2backchannel; secret channelอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureกำแพงgam-pɛɛngกำแพงgam-pɛɛng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)
In the old castle, there is a secret passage behind the wall.
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ในnaiนิยายní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพระเอกprá-èekค้นพบkón-pópทางลับtaang-lápหลังlǎngตู้หนังสือdtûu-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉซึ่งsʉ̂ngนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuห้องใต้ดินhɔ̂ng-dtâai-din
In this novel, the main character discovers a secret passage behind a bookshelf that leads to the basement.
คนร้ายkon-ráaiใช้cháiทางลับtaang-lápในnaiตึกร้างdtʉ̀k-ráangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบหนีlòp-nǐiการจับกุมgaan-jàp-gumของkɔ̌ɔngตำรวจdtam-rùuat
The criminal used a secret passage in the abandoned building to escape police arrest.
ทางลับtaang-lápใต้ดินdtâai-dinของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉangนี้níiถูกtùukสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nในnaiสมัยsà-mǎiสงครามsǒng-kraamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenเส้นทางsên-taangอพยพòp-pá-yópและlɛ́ลำเลียงlam-liiangเสบียงsà-biiang
This city's underground secret passages were built during the war to be used as evacuation and supply routes.
2NounB2
backchannel; secret channel
a non-public means of communication or method used discreetly to achieve an objective
Examples
นักข่าวnák-kàaoนักข่าวnák-kàaojournalist; reporterคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoได้ข่าวdâai-kàao[to] hear (that); [to] receive newsวงในwong-naiวงในwong-nai1inner circle; insiders2insider; internal (information)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทางลับtaang-lápทางลับtaang-láp1secret passage/route2backchannel; secret channelก่อนใครgɔ̀ɔn-kraiก่อนใครgɔ̀ɔn-kraiearlier than anyone else; firstเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
That journalist always gets inside news through discreet channels before anyone else.
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เขาkăoได้dâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเร็วreoขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeคงkongต้องมีdtông meeทางลับtaang lápแน่ๆnâe nâe
For him to get promoted this quickly, he must have had a discreet connection.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaใช้cháiทางลับtaang-lápในnaiการgaanวิ่งเต้นwîng-dtênเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้มาdâi-maaซึ่งsʉ̂ngโครงการkroong-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐrát
That politician was accused of using discreet methods to lobby for a government project.
ในnaiโลกlôokธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtการมีgaan-miiทางลับtaang-lápหรือrʉ̌ʉช่องทางพิเศษchɔ̂ng-taang-pí-sèetในnaiการเข้าถึงgaan-kâo-tʉ̌ngผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenข้อได้เปรียบkɔ̂ɔ-dâai-bprìiapอย่างมหาศาลyàang-má-hǎa-sǎan
In the business world, having a 'secret channel' or a special means of accessing decision-makers is a huge advantage.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
taang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 1
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ลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightsecret; confidentialPart 2
ทางลับtaang-lápทางลับtaang-lápsecret passage/routesecret passage/routeWord