น้ำลด
náam-lótMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] recede; [to] subside; [to] ebb (of water)
When the level of water goes down or moves away, such as floodwater subsiding or the tide ebbing.
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turnแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth]แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The rain has stopped, and now the water is starting to recede.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเริ่มrə̂əmทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanหลังจากlǎng-jàakน้ำลดnáam-lótลงสู่long-sùuระดับrá-dàpปกติแล้วbpòk-gà-dtì-lɛ́ɛo
The villagers started cleaning their houses after the water had receded to a normal level.
เราraoจะjàกลับglàpเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiได้dâaiก็ต่อเมื่อgɔ̂-dtɔ̀ɔ-mʉ̂ʉaน้ำลดnáam-lótจนjonแห้งสนิทhɛ̂ɛng-sà-nìt
We can re-enter the area only when the water has completely receded.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaน้ำnáamจะjàลดlótแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nกับgàpพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเกษตรกรรมgà-sèet-dtà-gamยังคงyang-kongต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaในnaiการฟื้นฟูgaan-fʉ́ʉn-fuu
Although the water has receded, the damage caused to agricultural areas will still take time to recover.
2NounB1
receding water; ebbing period
The state or period when water is going down (often used in phrases like ช่วงช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supports/ตอนน้ำลด).
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)หอยhɔ̌ɔiหอยhɔ̌ɔi1shellfish; mollusk (general)2classifier: ตัว3vulgar slang: female genitaliaตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodน้ำลดnáam-lótน้ำลดnáam-lót1[to] recede; [to] subside; [to] ebb (of water)2receding water; ebbing period
We will go collect clams during the time the tide is ebbing.
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ช่วงchûuangน้ำลดnáam-lótเป็นbpenโอกาสดีoo-gàat-diiที่tîiเราraoจะjàซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmสะพานไม้sà-paan-máaiที่tîiผุพังpù-pang
The period when the water is low is a good opportunity for us to repair the decaying wooden bridge.
ตอนdtɔɔnน้ำลดnáam-lótเราraoถึงtʉ̌ngได้เห็นdâai-hěnว่าwâaมีmiiขยะkà-yàถูกtùukทิ้งtíngลงในlong-naiคลองklɔɔngมากmâakแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎi
During the period when the water recedes, we finally get to see how much trash has been thrown into the canal.
สุภาษิตsù-paa-sìtที่ว่าtîi-wâaน้ำลดnáam-lótตอdtɔɔผุดpùtหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaที่tîiความจริงkwaam-jingปรากฏขึ้นbpraa-gòt-kʉ̂nหลังจากlǎng-jàakวิกฤตการณ์wí-grìt-dtà-gaanได้dâaiผ่านพ้นไปpàan-pón-bpai
The proverb 'when the water recedes, the stumps appear' refers to the period when the truth is revealed after a crisis has passed.
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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ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth][to] reduce; decrease; lessen; dropPart 2
น้ำลดnáam-lótน้ำลดnáam-lót[to] recede; [to] subside; [to] ebb (of water)[to] recede; [to] subside; [to] ebb (of water)Word