น้ำหลาก
náam-làakMeaning
1NounB2
floodwaters; high water
A surge or high volume of water in rivers or streams, usually from heavy rain or upstream runoff; can lead to flooding.
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตกหนักdtòk-nàkตกหนักdtòk-nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ət[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; lead toน้ำหลากnáam-làakน้ำหลากnáam-làakfloodwaters; high waterเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swampedบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanhouses; homes (collective)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structure
The heavy rain last night caused a surge of water that flooded many houses.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่tîiอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuริมน้ำrim-náamควรkuuanระวังrá-wangน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaไหลหลากlǎi-làakในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
Villagers living by the river should be cautious of flash floods from the forest during the rainy season.
ทางการtaang-gaanได้dâaiออกประกาศɔ̀ɔk-bprà-gàatเตือนภัยdtʉʉan-paiภาวะpaa-wáน้ำหลากnáam-làakฉับพลันchàp-planในnaiหลายlǎaiพื้นที่เสี่ยงpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sìiang
The authorities have issued a warning for potential sudden flash floods in several at-risk areas.
กระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamหลากlàakจากjàakภูเขาpoo kăoรุนแรงrun-raengมากmâakจนjonพัดpátสะพานsà-paanเล็กๆlék lékที่têeเชื่อมchêuuamระหว่างrá-wàangหมู่บ้านmòo bâanขาดkàat
The surge of water from the mountains was so strong that it swept away the small bridge connecting the villages.
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 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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หลากlàakหลากlàak1varied; various; diverse2[to] overflow; surge (of water)3surging; flooding (of water)varied; various; diversePart 2
น้ำหลากnáam-làakน้ำหลากnáam-làakfloodwaters; high waterfloodwaters; high waterWord