ลอก
lɔ̂ɔkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] peel; flake off
to come off or remove in thin layers or pieces from a surface (e.g., paint, skin, bark)
Examples
สีsĕeสีsĕe1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerรั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toลอกlókลอกlók1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicateเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แผ่นpàenแผ่นpàen1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)แดดdàetแดดdàetsunlight; sunshineแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)หลายlăaiหลายlăaimany; severalปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: years
The paint on the fence is starting to peel off in sheets because of many years of strong sun.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำยาnáam-yaaไว้wáiครู่หนึ่งkrûu-nʉ̀ngวอลเปเปอร์wɔɔn-bpee-bpə̂əก็gɔ̂ลอกออกlɔ̂ɔk-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakผนังpà-nǎngได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
After soaking it with solvent for a while, the wallpaper peeled off the wall more easily.
ฉันchănใช้cháiมีดmêetโป๊วbpóoค่อยkôiๆ-ขูดkùutสีsĕeที่têeลอกออกlôk òkเพื่อpêuuaเตรียมdtriiamทาสีtaa sĕeใหม่màiให้hâiเรียบเนียนrîiap niian
I used a putty knife to gently scrape off the peeling paint to prepare for a smooth repaint.
เปลือกไม้bplèuuak máaiเก่าgàoบนbonต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangเริ่มrêrmลอกlókเป็นbpenชั้นchánๆ-เผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnเนื้อไม้néuua máaiสีsĕeอ่อนònด้านในdâan nai
The old bark on the mango tree has begun to come off in layers, revealing the lighter wood inside.
หน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoทีไรtii-raiหนังnǎngที่tîiปลายนิ้วbplaai-níuผมpǒmมักmákลอกออกlɔ̂ɔk-ɔ̀ɔkมาmaaเองeengจนjonเป็นขุยbpen-kǔi
Every winter the skin on my fingertips naturally peels off and becomes flaky.
งูngooจะjàลอกคราบlôk krâapเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáเพื่อให้pêuua hâiผิวpĭuเก่าgàoออกไปòk bpaiเองayngและláeให้hâiผิวpĭuใหม่màiเติบโตdtèrp-dto
Snakes periodically shed so that the old skin comes off naturally and the new skin can grow.
หลังlăngบาดแผลbàat plăeหายดีhăai deeชั้นchánนอกnôkของkŏngผิวpĭuบริเวณbo-rí-waynนั้นnánค่อยๆkôi kôiลอกออกlôk òkเองayngโดยdoiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngดึงdeung
After the wound heals, the outer layer of skin there gradually comes off on its own without pulling.
2VerbB2
[to] copy; duplicate
to reproduce text, drawings, or answers from another source; often implies improper copying or plagiarism depending on context
Examples
อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)เตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warn3[to] caution; admonishว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ลอกlɔ̂ɔkลอกlɔ̂ɔk1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicateคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องสอบhɔ̂ng-sɔ̀ɔpห้องสอบhɔ̂ng-sɔ̀ɔpexam room; examination room; testing room
The teacher warned not to copy answers from classmates in the exam.
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เขาkǎoยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaลอกlɔ̂ɔkบทความbòt-kwaamจากjàakอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอ้างอิงâang-ing
He admitted that he copied an article from the internet without citation.
วิทยานิพนธ์wít-tá-yaa-ní-ponของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəถูกtùukตรวจพบdtrùuat-pópว่าwâaลอกlɔ̂ɔkเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaบางส่วนbaang-sùuanทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiและlɛ́ชี้chíiแหล่งที่มาlɛ̀ng-tîi-maaใหม่mài
Her thesis was found to have copied some content, requiring revisions and proper sourcing.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianมือใหม่mʉʉ-màiบางคนbaang-konเผลอplə̌əลอกlɔ̂ɔkสำนวนsǎm-nuuanของkɔ̌ɔngคนดังkon-dangโดยไม่ตั้งใจdooi-mâi-dtâng-jaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎaลอกเลียนlɔ̂ɔk-liianผลงานpǒn-ngaan
Some novice writers unintentionally copy the phrasing of famous figures, which can lead to accusations of plagiarism.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lɔ̂ɔk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |