น้ำลง
náam-longMeanings
1NounB1
low tide; ebb tide
The receding of the tide from the shore; low tide.
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesน้ำลงnáam longน้ำลงnáam long1low tide; ebb tide2[to] ebb; recede (of tide/water)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentเดินไปdern bpaiเดินไปdern bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleนั่นnânนั่นnân1that (over there)2thereได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
At low tide, we can walk to that small island.
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ช่วงchûuangน้ำลงnáam-longเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaที่tîiดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùtในnaiการออกgaan-ɔ̀ɔkไปหาbpai-hǎaหอยhɔ̌ɔiและlɛ́ปูbpuuตามdtaamชายหาดchaai-hàat
Low tide is the best time to go out and look for clams and crabs along the beach.
เราraoจะjàเห็นhěnรากrâakของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônโกงกางgoong-gaangโผล่ขึ้นมาplòo-kʉ̂n-maaเยอะมากyə́-mâakในช่วงnai-chûuangน้ำลงnáam-long
We can see a lot of mangrove roots emerge during low tide.
ไกด์gáiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaถ้ำtâmแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiจะสามารถjà-sǎa-mâatเข้าไปkâo-bpaiชมchomได้dâaiเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ช่วงchûuangน้ำลงnáam-longเท่านั้นtâo-nánเพราะprɔ́ตอนdtɔɔnน้ำnáamขึ้นkʉ̂nปากbpàakถ้ำtâmจะjàจมjomอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiน้ำnáam
The guide said this cave can only be visited during low tide, because at high tide the cave entrance is submerged underwater.
2VerbB1
[to] ebb; recede (of tide/water)
Of the tide or water level: to go down; to recede from the shore.
Examples
ดูสิduu-sìดูสิduu-sìlook!; see!น้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeseawater; water from the seaกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online
Look, the sea level is going down.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipพายเรือpaai-rʉʉaกลับglàpเข้าkâoฝั่งfàngก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiน้ำnáamจะjàลงไปlong-bpaiมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níi
We have to quickly paddle the boat back to shore before the tide recedes even further.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkมาmaaหลายlǎaiวันwanในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmลงlongแล้วlɛ́ɛo
After many days of heavy rain, the water level in the river has finally started to go down.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanสังเกตsǎng-gèetว่าwâaน้ำลงnáam-longเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaปกติbpòk-gà-dtìจึงjʉngรีบrîipอพยพòp-pá-yópขึ้นkʉ̂nที่สูงtîi-sǔungเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะเป็นjà-bpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngสึนามิsʉ̀-naa-mí
The villagers noticed the water was receding faster than usual, so they quickly evacuated to higher ground, fearing it was a sign of a tsunami.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
น้ำลงnáam-longน้ำลงnáam-longlow tide; ebb tidelow tide; ebb tideWord