ลมบก
lom-bòkMeaning
1NounB2
land breeze
A wind that blows from land toward the sea, typically at night because the land cools faster than the sea.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenตกกลางคืนdtòk-glaang-kʉʉnตกกลางคืนdtòk-glaang-kʉʉnwhen night falls; come nightfallลมบกlom-bòkลมบกlom-bòkland breezeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmชายฝั่งchaai-fàngชายฝั่งchaai-fàngcoast; seashoreออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toทางทะเลtaang-tá-leeทางทะเลtaang-tá-lee1by sea; by ship2sea route; shipping route3maritime; seaborne
When night falls, the land breeze blows from the coast out toward the sea.
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ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongอาศัยaa-sǎiลมบกlom-bòkในnaiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnช่วยchûuaiพัดpátเรือใบrʉʉa-baiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakฝั่งfàng
The fishermen use the nighttime land breeze to help carry their sailboats away from shore.
ลมบกlom-bòkเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nในnaiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnเพราะprɔ́พื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinเย็นตัวyen-dtuuaเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeทำให้tam-hâiอากาศaa-gàatเหนือnʉ̌ʉaบกbòkไหลlǎiไปbpaiแทนที่tɛɛn-tîiอากาศaa-gàatอุ่นùnที่tîiลอยตัวlɔɔi-dtuuaขึ้นkʉ̂nเหนือnʉ̌ʉaทะเลtá-lee
A land breeze forms at night because the land cools faster than the sea, causing air over the land to flow in and replace the warm air rising over the sea.
ในnaiคืนkʉʉnที่tîiลมบกlom-bòkพัดpátแรงrɛɛngควันkwanจากjàakกองไฟgɔɔng-faiริมrimชายหาดchaai-hàatถูกtùukพัดpátออกɔ̀ɔkสู่sùuทะเลtá-leeแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàลอยlɔɔiเข้าหาkâo-hǎaหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
On nights when the land breeze is strong, smoke from the beach bonfire is blown out to sea instead of drifting toward the village.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lom
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
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)windPart 1
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บกbòkบกbòk1land; dry land2ashore; on land3army; ground forces4editor(-in-chief) (abbr.)land; dry landPart 2
ลมบกlom-bòkลมบกlom-bòkland breezeland breezeWord