ลวนลาม
luuan-laamMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] molest [sb]; [to] sexually harass [sb]
to touch or act toward someone in a sexual way without consent; to molest or sexually harass.
Examples
ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แจ้งjɛ̂ɛngแจ้งjɛ̂ɛng1[to] inform; notify; report2clear; evident; explicit3open; exposed to view4bright; daylight (literary/formal)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลวนลามluuan-laamลวนลามluuan-laam[to] molest [sb]; [to] sexually harass [sb]เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city bus
That woman reported to the police that someone tried to molest her on the bus.
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การgaanถูกtùukลวนลามluuan-laamเป็นbpenประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanที่tîiเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiและlɛ́สร้างsâangบาดbàatแผลในใจplɛ̌ɛ-nai-jai
Being sexually harassed is a terrible experience and creates emotional scars.
เหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaที่tîiถูกtùukลวนลามluuan-laamหลายคนlǎai-konไม่mâiกล้าglâaแจ้งความjɛ̂ɛng-kwaamเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàถูกtùukสังคมsǎng-komมองmɔɔngในแง่ลบnai-ngɛ̂ɛ-lóp
Many victims of sexual harassment don't dare to report it because they are afraid of being viewed negatively by society.
กฎหมายgòt-măaiเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpการgaanลวนลามluuan laamทางเพศtaang pêhtในnaiที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanมีmeeความเข้มงวดkwaam kêm ngûuatมากขึ้นmâak kêunเพื่อpêuuaปกป้องสิทธิbpòk-bpông sìtของkŏngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
Laws regarding sexual harassment in the workplace have become stricter to protect employees' rights.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
luuan
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 | — | — |