ลมปราณ
lom-bpraanMeanings
1NounC1
vital energy; life force
the inner life energy believed to circulate in the body in traditional Eastern thought (cf. prana/qi), often in martial arts or fantasy contexts
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังจีนกำลังภายในnǎng-jiin-gam-lang-paai-naiหนังจีนกำลังภายในnǎng-jiin-gam-lang-paai-naiChinese wuxia film/seriesพระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)ควบคุมkûuap-kumควบคุมkûuap-kum1[to] control; regulate; manage2[to] restrain; keep in checkลมปราณlom-bpraanลมปราณlom-bpraan1vital energy; life force2breath; life-breath (poetic)ให้ได้hâi-dâaiให้ได้hâi-dâaipost-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter what
In Chinese martial arts movies, the main character has to learn to control his inner energy (qi).
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จอมยุทธ์jɔɔm-yútผู้นั้นpûu-nánสามารถsǎa-mâatโคจรkoo-jɔɔnลมปราณlom-bpraanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaอาการบาดเจ็บaa-gaan-bàat-jèpภายในpaai-naiได้dâai
That martial arts master can circulate his inner energy to heal internal injuries.
การฝึกสมาธิgaan fùek sà-maa-tíขั้นสูงkân sŏongเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaช่วยให้chûuai hâiผู้pôoฝึกfèukสามารถsăa-mâatสัมผัสsăm-pàtถึงtĕungการไหลเวียนgaan lăi wiianของkŏngลมปราณlom bpraanทั่วtûuaร่างกายrâang gaai
Advanced meditation is believed to help practitioners sense the flow of inner life energy throughout their body.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukทำร้ายtam-ráaiจนjonลมปราณlom-bpraanแตกซ่านdtɛ̀ɛk-sâanเป็นเหตุให้bpen-hèet-hâiวรยุทธ์wɔɔ-rá-yútทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเสื่อมถอยsʉ̀ʉam-tɔ̌ɔiลงlong
He was attacked until his inner energy was thrown into chaos, causing all of his martial abilities to decline.
2NounC2
breath; life-breath (poetic)
a literary or poetic way to refer to one’s breath or the breath that sustains life
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสูดsùutสูดsùut1[to] inhale; breathe in2[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)3[to] soak up; take in (figurative)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùt1pure; clean; uncontaminated2innocent; morally pure3pure; unalloyed (figurative)4chaste; virginalเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ปอดbpɔ̀ɔtปอดbpɔ̀ɔt1lung (organ)2timid; faint‑heartedราวกับraao-gàpราวกับraao-gàp1as if; as though2like; akin toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฟื้นคืนfʉ́ʉn-kʉʉnฟื้นคืนfʉ́ʉn-kʉʉn1[to] revive; regain consciousness2[to] be restored; return to a former stateลมปราณlom-bpraanลมปราณlom-bpraan1vital energy; life force2breath; life-breath (poetic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)กลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
He breathed in the fresh air as if to restore his breath of life once more.
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ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนั้นnánกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngความรักkwaam-rákว่าwâaเป็นbpenดั่งdàngลมปราณlom-bpraanที่tîiหล่อเลี้ยงlɔ̀ɔ-líiangหัวใจhǔua-jaiให้hâiยังคงyang-kongเต้นdtênอยู่yùu
That poem speaks of love as the very breath of life that nurtures the heart, keeping it beating.
ตราบใดที่dtràap-dai-tîiยังyangมีmiiลมปราณlom-bpraanแห่งhɛ̀ngความหวังkwaam-wǎngชีวิตchii-wítก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiที่จะtîi-jàก้าวเดินgâao-dəənต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
As long as the breath of hope remains, life still has the meaning to move forward.
ลมปราณlom-bpraanสุดท้ายsùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangได้dâaiสิ้นสุดลงsîn-sùt-longพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpแสงอาทิตย์sɛ̌ɛng-aa-títที่tîiลับlápขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiเพียงpiiangความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laiอันanมิอาจmí-àatประเมินbprà-məənได้dâai
Her final breath of life ended with the sun disappearing below the horizon, leaving behind only immeasurable sorrow.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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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ปราณbpraanปราณbpraan1breath; breathing2life force; vital energy (prana)3(literary) lifebreath; breathingPart 2
ลมปราณlom-bpraanลมปราณlom-bpraanvital energy; life forcevital energy; life forceWord