น้อยลง(nói long)

Meanings

1AdverbA2

less (than before)

to a smaller amount, extent, or degree than before

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketน้อยลงnói longน้อยลงnói long1less (than before)2less; fewer (reduced)3[to] decrease; diminish; lessen
He eats less.
2AdjectiveA2

less; fewer (reduced)

reduced in amount, number, or degree compared with an earlier state

Examples

บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesน้อยลงnói longน้อยลงnói long1less (than before)2less; fewer (reduced)3[to] decrease; diminish; lessen
There are fewer cars on the road.
3VerbB1

[to] decrease; diminish; lessen

to become smaller in amount, number, or degree

Examples

น้ำหนักnám nàkน้ำหนักnám nàk1weight (mass/heaviness)2importance; significance3emphasis; stressของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsน้อยลงnói longน้อยลงnói long1less (than before)2less; fewer (reduced)3[to] decrease; diminish; lessenไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2haha (laughter, chat slang)กิโลกรัมgì-loh-gramกิโลกรัมgì-loh-gram1kilogram (kg)2classifier: kilograms
His weight has decreased by five kilograms.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ลดน้อยถอยลงlót nói tŏi longลดน้อยถอยลงlót nói tŏi long[to] decrease; [to] diminish

[to] decrease; [to] diminish

ซาลงsaa longซาลงsaa long1to subside; die down; lessen2to slow down; decrease (in amount/frequency)
  • to subside; die down; lessen
  • to slow down; decrease (in amount/frequency)
ลดลงlót longลดลงlót long1[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go down2[to] subside; ease off; abate
  • [to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go down
  • [to] subside; ease off; abate
ดรอปลงdròp longดรอปลงdròp long[to] drop; decrease; decline

[to] drop; decrease; decline

ลดน้อยลงlót nói longลดน้อยลงlót nói long[to] decrease; [to] lessen; [to] diminish

[to] decrease; [to] lessen; [to] diminish

Word Breakdown

น้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyPart 1
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)Part 2
น้อยลงnói longน้อยลงnói longless (than before)