ลอด
lɔ̂ɔtMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pass through; go under
to move through or beneath something to the other side
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseลอดlôtลอดlôt1[to] pass through; go under2through; underโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2side
The kids ran under the table to the other side.
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We drove through the tunnel and came out onto the main road.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบฝนlòp-fǒnฉันchǎnเดินลอดdəən-lɔ̂ɔtสะพานsà-paanไปยังbpai-yangฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng-dtrong-kâamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náam
To avoid the rain, I walked under the bridge to the opposite side of the river.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoต้องdtôngก้มหัวgôm hŭuaเดินลอดdern lôtประตูbprà-dtuuหินhĭnแคบๆkâep kâepก่อนจะgòn jàถึงtĕungลานกว้างlaan gwâangด้านในdâan naiวัดwát
Tourists must duck and walk through a narrow stone gate before reaching the open courtyard inside the temple.
2PrepositionB1
through; under
indicating movement through or under something
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินลอดdəən-lɔ̂ɔtเดินลอดdəən-lɔ̂ɔt[to] walk under; pass beneathสะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2sideโน้นnóonโน้นnóon1that (over there); yonder2that ... over there3over there; yonder
We walked under the bridge to the market on the other side.
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เด็กdèkๆ-ชอบchôpวิ่งwîngลอดอุโมงค์lôt ù-mohngสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lênแล้วláeoหัวเราะhŭua róกันganเสียงดังsĭiang dang
The kids like to run through the playground tunnel and laugh loudly.
ผมpǒmก้มตัวgôm-dtuuaลอดlɔ̂ɔtรั้วrúuaที่tîiพังpangเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiเก็บgèpลูกฟุตบอลlûuk-fút-bɔɔn
I bent down and went under the slightly broken fence to retrieve the soccer ball.
รถเมล์rót-meeต้องdtɔ̂ngชะลอchá-lɔɔความเร็วkwaam-reoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลอดlɔ̂ɔtใต้dtâaiทางยกระดับtaang-yók-rá-dàpเพราะprɔ́ความสูงkwaam-sǔungจำกัดjam-gàt
The bus had to slow down before going under the overpass due to the height limit.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lɔ̂ɔt
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 | — | — |