ลมแล้ง
lom-lɛ́ɛngMeanings
1NounA2
dry wind; dry-season wind
A dry wind, especially one blowing during the dry season.
Examples
หน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnhot season; summerนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛngลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛng1dry wind; dry-season wind2golden shower tree (Northern Thai)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)
This summer, the dry wind is blowing strongly.
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ชาวนาchaao-naaเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanหว่านwàanข้าวkâaoเพราะprɔ́ลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛngทำให้tam-hâiดินdinแห้งhɛ̂ɛngมากmâak
Farmers postponed sowing rice because the dry wind made the soil very dry.
In late winter, the dry wind blows and makes the skin crack easily.
พอpɔɔลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛngจากjàakทิศตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือtít-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-nʉ̌ʉaเริ่มrə̂əmแรงrɛɛngความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnลดลงlót-longและlɛ́ไฟป่าfai-bpàaก็gɔ̂เสี่ยงsìiangมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
When the dry wind from the northeast strengthens, humidity drops and the risk of forest fires increases.
2NounC1
golden shower tree (Northern Thai)
The golden shower tree (Cassia fistula), known as such in Northern Thailand.
Examples
หน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnhot season; summerทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛngลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛng1dry wind; dry-season wind2golden shower tree (Northern Thai)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerเป็นช่อbpen-chɔ̂ɔเป็นช่อbpen-chɔ̂ɔin a bunch; in a clusterสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
Every summer, the golden shower tree in front of the house is covered in clusters of yellow flowers.
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ลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛngเป็นbpenชื่อchʉ̂ʉที่tîiคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaใช้cháiเรียกrîiakต้นdtônราชพฤกษ์râat-chá-prʉ́kซึ่งsʉ̂ngมักmákออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangเป็นช่อbpen-chɔ̂ɔยาวyaaoในnaiฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔn
Lom laeng is the Northern Thai name for the golden shower tree, which typically produces long clusters of yellow flowers in summer.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonที่tîiโตdtooมาmaaในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉaช่อchɔ̂ɔดอกลมแล้งdɔ̀ɔk-lom-lɛ́ɛngที่tîiบานสะพรั่งbaan-sà-prângอาจàatชวนให้chuuan-hâiนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatปีใหม่เมืองbpii-mài-mʉʉangมากกว่าmâak-gwàaจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangสีสันsǐi-sǎnของkɔ̌ɔngฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔn
For someone who grew up in a northern village, golden shower blossoms in full bloom may evoke the atmosphere of the traditional Northern Thai New Year rather than simply add color to summer.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yùuกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoพอpɔɔเห็นhěnดอกลมแล้งdɔ̀ɔk-lom-lɛ́ɛngห้อยระย้าhɔ̂ɔi-rá-yáaเธอtəəก็gɔ̂อดòtนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngถนนtà-nǒnหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanที่tîiเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Although she had moved to Bangkok years ago, the sight of cascading golden shower blossoms still brought back memories of the street outside her home in Chiang Mai.
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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แล้งlɛ́ɛngแล้งlɛ́ɛng1dry; arid (no rain)2[to] be in drought; lack rain/water3unsympathetic; cold (of speech/behavior)dry; arid (no rain)Part 2
ลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛngลมแล้งlom-lɛ́ɛngdry wind; dry-season winddry wind; dry-season windWord