ลหุ(lá-hù)
Meanings
1AdjectiveC1
light; slight (formal)
light in weight or small in degree; used in formal or literary style
Examples
ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)วิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa paa-săa taiวิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa paa-săa taiThai language (subject)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toเรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeวิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-teemethod; wayแยกแยะyâek yáeแยกแยะyâek yáe1[to] distinguish; tell apart2[to] sort; classifyคำkamคำkam1classifier for words/utterances2word; term3speech; saying; utteranceครุkruครุkrugrave; serious (formal)และláeและláeand (coordinating)คำkamคำkam1classifier for words/utterances2word; term3speech; saying; utteranceลหุlá-hùลหุlá-hù1light; slight (formal)2minor; not serious (formal)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toแต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] modify; tune; customize2[to] decorate; adorn3[to] marry (colloquial)4[to] compose; write5[to] arrange; set; style6[to] dress; get dressedบทกวีbòt 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-yaangที่têeผสมpà-sŏmด้วยdûuayสระsàเสียงsĭiangสั้นsânและláeไม่มีmâi meeตัวสะกดdtuua sà-gòtจัดเป็นjàt bpenคำkamลหุlá-hù
Syllables mixed with short vowels and no final consonants are classified as light (Lahu) words.
กวีgà-weeท่านtâanนี้néeเลือกใช้คำlêuuak chái kamลหุlá-hùในวรรคnai wákท้ายtáaiเพื่อpêuuaส่งsòngจังหวะjang-wàให้hâiรวดเร็วrûuat reoขึ้นkêun
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-deeคดีká-deelegal case; lawsuitนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naa1[to] hear; examine (a case)2[to] consider; examine; deliberateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeความผิดkwaam pìtความผิดkwaam pìt1offense; violation (legal)2fault; blame; guiltลหุlá-hùลหุlá-hù1light; slight (formal)2minor; not serious (formal)จึงjeungจึงjeung1only then; then (as a result)2therefore; so; thusลงlongลงlong1[to] put; apply; record2down; downstream3[to] go down; descend4[to] decrease; go down5[to] get off (vehicle)6[to] land; alightโทษปรับtôht bpràpโทษปรับtôht bpràpfine; monetary penaltyแทนtaenแทนtaen1in place of; on behalf of2[to] replace; substitute for3instead; ratherการจำคุกgaan 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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แม้máeจะjàเป็นbpenความผิดkwaam pìtลหุlá-hùแต่dtàeหน่วยงานnùuay ngaanยังyangย้ำyámให้hâiมีmeeมาตรmâatการป้องกันgaan bpông ganไม่ให้mâi hâiเกิดซ้ำgèrt sám
Even though it is a minor offense, the agency still emphasized preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
คณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanเห็นพ้องhĕn póngว่าwâaการกระทำgaan grà-tamดังกล่าวdang glàaoเป็นเพียงbpen piiangลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtจึงjeungให้hâiตักเตือนdtàk dteuuanเป็นbpenลายลักษณ์อักษรlaai-lák-àk-sŏnแทนtaenการลงโทษgaan long tôhtรุนแรงrun-raeng
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.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a little; slightly3a small amount
- minor; slight; trivial
- a little; slightly
- a small amount
เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] lighten; reduce; ease6[to] urinate (polite euphemism)
- light (not heavy)
- soft; quiet (of sound)
- gentle; mild; light (degree/force)
- easy; light (workload/effort)
- [to] lighten; reduce; ease
- [to] urinate (polite euphemism)