ลดรูป
lót-rûupMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] shorten (a word); [to] abbreviate
to shorten a word or phrase; to use an abbreviated form
Examples
คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมหาmá-hăaมหาmá-hăa1great; grand; vast (formal/literary)2prefix meaning great-/grand-; super-3title for a monk qualified in Pali studiesลัยláiซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)การลดgaan lótการลดgaan lótreduction; decreaseรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
Thai people often say "ma-hăa-lai", which is a shortened form of the word "ma-hăa-wít-thá-yaa-lai" (university).
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คำว่าkam-wâaคอมkɔmเป็นbpenคำkamลดรูปlót-rûupที่tîiคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiใช้cháiเรียกrîiakแทนtɛɛnคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความรวดเร็วkwaam-rûuat-reo
The word "com" is an abbreviated form that most people use for "computer" for the sake of speed.
ในnaiภาษาพูดpaa-sǎa-pûutที่tîiไม่เป็นทางการmâi-bpen-taang-gaanการลดgaan-lótรูปrûupคำศัพท์kam-sàpเป็นbpenปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanทางtaangภาษาpaa-sǎaที่tîiพบpópได้dâaiบ่อยbɔ̀iเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำให้tam-hâiการสื่อสารgaan-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanกระชับgrà-chápขึ้นkʉ̂n
In informal spoken language, word abbreviation is a common linguistic phenomenon that makes communication more concise.
วัยรุ่นwai-rûnนิยมní-yomใช้cháiคำkamลดรูปlót-rûupในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaซึ่งsʉ̂ngบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiคนkonรุ่นrûnอื่นʉ̀ʉnไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiความหมายkwaam-mǎaiที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
Teenagers like to use abbreviated words on social media, which sometimes makes it difficult for other generations to understand the real meaning.
2VerbC1
[to] simplify the form
to simplify the form or shape of something, often making it more abstract or basic
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillออกแบบòk bàepออกแบบòk bàep[to] design; planโลโก้loh gôhโลโก้loh gôhlogo; brand markโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withการลดgaan lótการลดgaan lótreduction; decreaseรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowersให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เหลือlĕuuaเหลือlĕuua1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asลายเส้นlaai sênลายเส้นlaai sên1line drawing (type of artwork)2line pattern; linear motif3linework; line art; stroke styleง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)
He designed the logo by simplifying the flower into just simple lines.
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ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinท่านtânนี้níiมีสไตล์mii-sà-dtaiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenในnaiการวาดภาพgaan-wâat-pâapบุคคลbùk-konโดยdooiจะjàลดรูปlót-rûupใบหน้าbai-nâaและlɛ́ร่างกายrâang-gaaiจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเป็นbpenรูปทรงเรขาคณิตrûup-song-ree-kǎa-ká-nít
This artist has a distinctive style of painting portraits, where he simplifies the face and body until they are almost geometric shapes.
สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkได้dâaiลดรูปlót-rûupโครงสร้างkroong-sâangที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaanให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenโมเดลmoo-delจำลองjam-lɔɔngที่tîiเข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำเสนอแนวคิดnam-sà-nə̌ə-nɛɛo-kítหลักlàkแก่gɛ̀ɛลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The architect simplified the building's complex structure into an easy-to-understand model to present the main concept to the client.
ภาพวาดpâap wâatนามธรรมnaam-má-tamชิ้นนี้chín néeแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungการลดgaan lótรูปrôopของkŏngทิวทัศน์tiu-tátธรรมชาติtam-má-châatไปสู่bpai sòoแก่นแท้gàen táeของkŏngสีsĕeและláeรูปทรงrôop songโดยdoiไม่เหลือmâi lĕuuaเค้าโครงkáo kroongเดิมderm
This abstract painting represents the simplification of a natural landscape to its essence of color and form, with no original outline remaining.
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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รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formpicture; photo; imagePart 2
ลดรูปlót-rûupลดรูปlót-rûup[to] shorten (a word); [to] abbreviate[to] shorten (a word); [to] abbreviateWord