ลงราก
long-râakMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] take root (plant)
for a plant to grow roots into the ground.
Examples
ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toลงรากlong-râakลงรากlong-râak1[to] take root (plant)2[to] put down roots; [to] settle downแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The tree I planted is starting to grow roots.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakย้ายyáaiต้นกล้าdtôn-glâaลงlongดินdinต้องdtɔ̂ngรดน้ำrót-náamให้hâiชุ่มchûmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมันmanลงรากlong-râakได้ดีdâai-dii
After transplanting the seedling, you must water it thoroughly so it can grow strong roots.
ถ้าtâaดินdinแข็งkɛ̌ngเกินไปgəən-bpaiพืชpʉ̂ʉtจะjàลงรากlong-râakได้dâaiลำบากlam-bàakและlɛ́อาจàatไม่mâiเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtoo
If the soil is too hard, the plant will have difficulty growing roots and may not thrive.
ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètในnaiการปลูกพืชgaan-bplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtชนิดchá-nítนี้níiขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpการสร้างgaan-sâangสภาวะsà-paa-wáที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmให้hâiมันmanสามารถsǎa-mâatลงรากlong-râakได้dâaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoและlɛ́ลึกlʉ́k
The success of growing this plant species depends on creating optimal conditions for it to grow roots quickly and deeply.
2VerbB2
[to] put down roots; [to] settle down
to become firmly established or settled in a place, community, or way of life.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...ตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerลงรากlong-râakลงรากlong-râak1[to] take root (plant)2[to] put down roots; [to] settle downในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อย่างสมบูรณ์yàang-sǒm-buunอย่างสมบูรณ์yàang-sǒm-buuncompletely; fully
After moving here ten years ago, he felt he had completely settled and become established in this community.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəอพยพมาòp-pá-yóp-maaจากjàakเมืองจีนmʉʉang-jiinและlɛ́มาmaaลงรากlong-râakที่tîiย่านyâanเยาวราชyao-wá-râatเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหลายสิบlǎai-sìpปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔn
Her family emigrated from China and settled down in the Yaowarat area decades ago.
แนวคิดnaeo kítเรื่องrêuuangความเท่าเทียมทางเพศkwaam tâo tiiam taang pâytได้dâiลงรากlong râakในnaiสังคมสมัยใหม่săng-kom sà-măi màiอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaแต่dtàeก็gâwมั่นคงmân kong
The concept of gender equality has slowly but firmly become established in modern society.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùuต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panกับgàpบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətยังคงyang-kongลงรากlong-râakฝังลึกในใจfǎng-lʉ́k-nai-jaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though he moved abroad a long time ago, his connection to his homeland remains deeply rooted in his heart.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
long
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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 1
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รากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw uproot (plant part)Part 2
ลงรากlong-râakลงรากlong-râak[to] take root (plant)[to] take root (plant)Word