ลอกลาย
lɔɔ-glaaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] trace a pattern
to copy or trace a design or pattern, often from one surface to another
Examples
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesลอกลายlɔɔ-glaaiลอกลายlɔɔ-glaai[to] trace a patternการ์ตูนgaa-dtuunการ์ตูนgaa-dtuun1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letter
My younger sister is tracing a cartoon character from a book.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàปักผ้าbpàk-pâaเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngลอกลายlɔɔ-glaaiที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanลงบนlong-bonผ้าpâaก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Before embroidering the fabric, she has to trace the desired pattern onto it first.
เด็กๆdèk dèkใช้cháiกระดาษลอกลายgrà-dàat lôk laaiเพื่อpêuuaลอกลายlôk laaiแผนที่păen-têeประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiลงในlong naiสมุดsà-mùt
The children used tracing paper to trace the map of Thailand into their notebooks.
ช่างchângสักsàkต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiความแม่นยำสูงkwaam-mɛ̂n-yam-sǔungในnaiการgaanลอกลายlɔɔ-glaaiต้นแบบdtôn-bɛ̀ɛpจากjàakกระดาษgrà-dàatลงบนlong-bonผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káa
A tattoo artist must have high precision when tracing the template from paper onto the client's skin.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lɔɔ
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
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ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show markspattern; designPart 2
ลอกลายlɔɔ-glaaiลอกลายlɔɔ-glaai[to] trace a pattern[to] trace a patternWord