ทุเลา
tú-laoMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] ease; lessen; improve
to become less severe or intense; to ease off or improve (especially of pain, illness, symptoms, or a bad situation)
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn[to] rest; relax; take a breakคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)เดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatpain; acheหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทุเลาลงtú-lao-longทุเลาลงtú-lao-long[to] abate; ease; lessen (esp. of symptoms or hardship)
After one night of rest, the headache eased.
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ช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiไข้kâiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทุเลาtú-laoทำให้tam-hâiกินข้าวgin-kâaoได้dâaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
In the afternoon his fever subsided, allowing him to eat more.
สถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamเริ่มrə̂əmทุเลาtú-laoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangต้องdtɔ̂ngเฝ้าระวังfâo-rá-wang
The flooding situation has started to ease, but caution is still necessary.
อาการaa-gaanแน่นหน้าอกnâen nâa-òkของkŏngเธอterทุเลาลงtú-lao longหลังlăngใช้cháiยาyaaพ่นpônและláeพักpákหายใจhăai jaiลึกléukๆ-ตามdtaamคำแนะนำkam náe namแพทย์pâet
Her chest tightness eased after using the inhaler and taking deep breaths as advised by the doctor.
2VerbB2
[to] alleviate; relieve
to make something less severe; to alleviate or relieve (used transitively, often with an object such as pain or suffering)
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealเพื่อทุเลาpʉ̂ʉa-tú-laoเพื่อทุเลาpʉ̂ʉa-tú-laofor the purpose of alleviatingอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatpain; acheศีรษะsǐi-sàศีรษะsǐi-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; tip; end (literary)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
The doctor gave medicine to alleviate my headache.
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She applied a cold compress to relieve the swelling in her ankle.
คำปลอบใจkam-bplɔ̀ɔp-jaiจากjàakเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtช่วยchûuaiทุเลาtú-laoความเศร้าkwaam-sâoที่tîiถาโถมtǎa-tǒomเข้ามาkâo-maa
Comforting words from a close friend helped alleviate the overwhelming sadness.
มาตรการช่วยเหลือmâat-dtrà-gaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənมีmiiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเพื่อทุเลาpʉ̂ʉa-tú-laoความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonที่tîiประสบภัยbprà-sòp-pai
The emergency relief measures aim to alleviate the hardships of the affected community.
Tones
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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
tú
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 | — | — |