ลดตัว
lót-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] condescend; [to] lower oneself
To lower oneself or one's status by doing something considered beneath oneself, often to associate with [sb] of lower status; to stoop. Usually disapproving.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingประธานบริษัทbprà-taan-bɔɔ-rí-sàtประธานบริษัทbprà-taan-bɔɔ-rí-sàt1company chairperson; chairman/chairwoman2company president (corporate title)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardลดตัวlót-dtuuaลดตัวlót-dtuua[to] condescend; [to] lower oneselfลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underคุยเล่นkui-lênคุยเล่นkui-lên[to] chat casually; [to] joke aroundกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ระดับล่างrá-dàp-lâangระดับล่างrá-dàp-lâang1low-level; lower-tier; lower-ranking2the lower level; bottom tier3low-level (computing)4low-end; entry-level (market/products)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eengเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eeng1friendly; informal; relaxed2[to] be friendly; be informal
He's the company president, yet he still lowers himself to chat informally with low-level employees.
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คนรวยkon ruuayอย่างyàangเขาkăoไม่น่าmâi nâaลดตัวlót dtuuaมาmaaคบkópกับgàpคนจนkon jonๆ-แบบbàepเราraoเลยloie
A rich person like him shouldn't have stooped to associate with poor people like us.
ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánไม่น่าmâi nâaลดตัวlót dtuuaไปต่อbpai dtòrล้อlóต่อdtòเถียงtĭiangกับgàpเกรียนgrianคีย์บอร์ดkee bòtในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaเลยloieมันmanทำให้tam hâiภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákเขาkăoเสียsĭia
That celebrity shouldn't have stooped to arguing with keyboard warriors on social media; it damages his image.
ในฐานะnai tăa-náผู้บริหารระดับสูงpôo bò-rí-hăan rá-dàp sŏongคุณkunไม่ควรmâi kuuanลดตัวlót dtuuaลงไปlong bpaiจัดการปัญหาjàt gaan bpan-hăaย่อยๆyôi yôiที่têeพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanสามารถsăa-mâatแก้ไขgâe kăiเองayngได้dâi
As a high-level executive, you shouldn't stoop to handling minor problems that employees can resolve themselves.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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
ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth][to] reduce; decrease; lessen; dropPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ลดตัวlót-dtuuaลดตัวlót-dtuua[to] condescend; [to] lower oneself[to] condescend; [to] lower oneselfWord