ลหุ
lá-hùMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
light; slight (formal)
light in weight or small in degree; used in formal or literary style
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa paa-săa taiวิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa paa-săa taiThai language (subject)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toเรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeวิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-teemethod; wayแยกแยะyâek yáeแยกแยะyâek yáe1[to] distinguish; tell apart2[to] sort; classifyคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceครุkruครุkru1grave; serious (formal)2heavy (formal)และláeและláeand (coordinating)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceลหุlá-hùลหุlá-hù1light; slight (formal)2minor; not serious (formal)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] marry (colloquial)3[to] decorate; adorn4[to] compose; write5[to] modify; tune; customize6[to] arrange; set; styleบทกวีbòt gà-weeบทกวีbòt gà-weea poem; a piece of verse
In Thai language class, students must learn how to distinguish between heavy and light (Lahu) words to compose poetry.
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พยางค์pá-yaangที่tîiผสมpà-sǒmด้วยdûuaiสระsàเสียงsǐiangสั้นsânและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiตัวสะกดdtuua-sà-gòtจัดเป็นjàt-bpenคำkamลหุlá-hù
Syllables mixed with short vowels and no final consonants are classified as light (Lahu) words.
กวีgà-wiiท่านtânนี้níiเลือกใช้คำlʉ̂ʉak-chái-kamลหุlá-hùในวรรคnai-wákท้ายtáaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งsòngจังหวะjang-wàให้hâiรวดเร็วrûuat-reoขึ้นkʉ̂n
This poet chose to use light (Lahu) words in the final phrase to make the rhythm faster.
การแต่งgaan dtàengฉันท์chănต้องdtôngวางตำแหน่งwaang dtam-nàengคำkamครุkruและláeคำkamลหุlá-hùให้hâiถูกต้องtòok dtôngตามdtaamแผนผังpăen-păng
Composing Chan poetry requires placing heavy and light (Lahu) words correctly according to the diagram.
2AdjectiveC1
minor; not serious (formal)
of minor importance or low severity (e.g., a minor offense); formal/literary use
Examples
คดีká-diiคดีká-diilegal case; lawsuitนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naa1[to] consider; examine; deliberate2[to] hear; examine (a case)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ความผิดkwaam-pìtความผิดkwaam-pìt1fault; blame; guilt2wrongness; incorrectness3offense; violation (legal)ลหุlá-hùลหุlá-hù1light; slight (formal)2minor; not serious (formal)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineโทษปรับtôot-bpràpโทษปรับtôot-bpràpfine; monetary penaltyแทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofการจำคุกgaan-jam-kúkการจำคุกgaan-jam-kúkimprisonment; incarceration
The court considered this case a minor offense and thus imposed a fine instead of imprisonment.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenความผิดkwaam-pìtลหุlá-hùแต่dtɛ̀ɛหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanยังyangย้ำyámให้hâiมีmiiมาตรmâatการป้องกันgaan-bpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiเกิดซ้ำgə̀ət-sám
Even though it is a minor offense, the agency still emphasized preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanเห็นพ้องhěn-pɔ́ɔngว่าwâaการกระทำgaan-grà-tamดังกล่าวdang-glàaoเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangลหุโทษlá-hù-tôotจึงjʉngให้hâiตักเตือนdtàk-dtʉʉanเป็นbpenลายลักษณ์อักษรlaai-lák-àk-sɔ̌ɔnแทนtɛɛnการลงโทษgaan-long-tôotรุนแรงrun-rɛɛng
The committee agreed that the act constituted only a minor offense, so they issued a written warning instead of severe punishment.
ด้วยdûuayเหตุhètแห่งhàengพฤติการณ์prʉ́t-dtì-gaanอันเป็นan bpenลหุlá-hùศาลsăanจึงjeungใช้cháiดุลพินิจdun-lá-pí-nítผ่อนผันpòn panโทษtôhtโดยdoiมุ่งmûngประสงค์bprà-sŏngให้hâiผู้กระทำpûu grà-tamกลับเนื้อกลับตัวglàp néuua glàp dtuua
Given the circumstances being of minor severity, the court exercised discretion to mitigate the penalty, aiming for the offender’s rehabilitation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลหุ said ละ-หุ?
lá-hù
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
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 | — | — |