ลอน
lɔɔnMeanings
1NounB1
ripple; wave; curl
a small rounded wave or gentle curve, as in hair, fabric, paper, or water
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลอนlonลอนlon1ripple; wave; curl2[to] ripple; form waves/curls3corrugation; flute4classifier: corrugation/wave unitsเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneนุ่มนวลnûm nuanนุ่มนวลnûm nuansoft; gentle; smooth (tone, manner, texture); tenderมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshineเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
Her hair has small gentle waves that look very soft in the morning sunlight.
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The hem of the fabric forms gentle little ripples as she walks through the light breeze.
เวลาway-laaฝนตกfŏn dtòkปรอยbproiๆ-น้ำnáamบนbonสระsàเกิดเป็นgèrt bpenลอนlonกลมglomๆ-เล็กlékๆ-กระจายไปทั่วgrà-jaai bpai tûuaผิวน้ำpĭu náam
When it drizzles, small rounded ripples spread across the surface of the pond.
กระดาษgrà-dàatที่têeเปียกbpìiakแล้วláeoแห้งhâengทำให้tam hâiขอบkòpเกิดgèrtลอนlonโค้งkóhngเล็กlékๆ-ดูคล้ายdoo kláaiคลื่นklêunที่têeค่อยkôiๆ-ซัดsátเข้าkâoฝั่งfàng
The paper, once wet and dried, makes the edges form small gentle curves, resembling waves slowly washing ashore.
Today the stylist set my hair to have waves that look voluminous and beautiful.
หลังlǎngเป่าbpàoไดร์daiแบบbɛ̀ɛpก้มศีรษะgôm-sǐi-sàลอนผมlɔɔn-pǒmก็gɔ̂คลายตัวklaai-dtuuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังคงyang-kongวอลุ่มwɔɔ-lûmเป็นธรรมชาติbpen-tam-má-châat
After blow-drying with my head down, the curls loosened but still kept a natural volume.
สเปรย์sà-bpeenตัวdtuuaนี้níiช่วยchûuaiพยุงpá-yungลอนlɔɔnให้hâiตั้งdtângฟูfuuอยู่ทรงyùu-songโดยdooiไม่mâiทำให้tam-hâiเส้นผมsên-pǒmแข็งกระด้างkɛ̌ng-grà-dâang
This spray supports the curls to stay voluminous without making the hair stiff.
2VerbB2
[to] ripple; form waves/curls
to form small waves or rounded curls on a surface
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongผิวน้ำpĭu náamผิวน้ำpĭu náamwater surface; surface of the waterในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สระsàสระsà1pond; pool2vowel (Thai)3[to] wash hair; shampooจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลอนlonลอนlon1ripple; wave; curl2[to] ripple; form waves/curls3corrugation; flute4classifier: corrugation/wave unitsเป็นคลื่นbpen klêunเป็นคลื่นbpen klêun[to] be wavy; undulateเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)
The wind blew the pond’s surface, causing it to ripple into small waves everywhere.
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ช่างทำผมchâang tam pŏmใช้cháiโรลrohnม้วนmúuanให้hâiผมpŏmของkŏngเธอterลอนlonอย่างyàangนุ่มๆnûm nûmรอบหน้าrôp nâa
The hairstylist used rollers to make her hair softly curl around her face.
เมื่อmêuuaรีดเสื้อผ้าrêet sêuua pâaไม่ดีmâi deeผ้าpâaก็gâwจะjàลอนlonเป็นแนวbpen naeoเล็กๆlék lékทำให้ดูtam hâi dooไม่เรียบmâi rîiap
When the clothes aren’t ironed well, the fabric forms small ripples, making it look not smooth.
ความชื้นkwaam chéunทำให้tam hâiวอลเปเปอร์won bpae bpêrลอนlonเป็นbpenหยักyàkๆ-ตามdtaamผนังpà-năngเหมือนคลื่นmĕuuan klêunจิ๋วjĭo
Humidity made the wallpaper pucker into tiny wave-like curls along the wall.
3NounB2
corrugation; flute
a ridged or wavy form, especially the repeating grooves on corrugated sheets (e.g., ลอนกระดาษ, ลอนเหล็ก)
Examples
หลังคาlǎng-kaaหลังคาlǎng-kaaroofโรงเก็บของroong-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngโรงเก็บของroong-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngstorage shed; storehouse; warehouseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแผ่นเหล็กpɛ̀n-lèkแผ่นเหล็กpɛ̀n-lèksteel plate; iron sheetลอนlɔɔnลอนlɔɔn1ripple; wave; curl2[to] ripple; form waves/curls3corrugation; flute4classifier: corrugation/wave unitsสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamระบายน้ำrá-baai-náam[to] drain; [to] discharge waterฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do well
The shed roof uses high-corrugated metal sheets, which help drain rainwater well.
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เวลาwee-laaตัดกระดาษdtàt-grà-dàatลังlangต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดdtàtตามdtaamลอนlɔɔnเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiชิ้นงานchín-ngaanบิดงอbìt-ngɔɔ
When cutting cardboard, you should cut along the corrugations to prevent the piece from warping.
แผ่นpɛ̀nกระดาษลูกฟูกgrà-dàat-lûuk-fûukมีmiiลอนlɔɔnสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əทำให้tam-hâiรับrápแรงกดrɛɛng-gòtได้dâaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaกระดาษgrà-dàatเรียบrîiap
Corrugated cardboard has consistent ridges, allowing it to withstand more compression than flat paper.
ผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเหล็กlèkลอนlɔɔnที่tîiถี่ขึ้นtìi-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngผนังpà-nǎngในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiลมแรงlom-rɛɛng
The contractor chose metal sheets with tighter corrugations to strengthen the wall in a windy area.
4ClassifierB2
classifier: corrugation/wave units
classifier used for ridges or wave-like units on corrugated materials or hair waves (e.g., หนึ่งลอน สองลอน)
Examples
ลังlangลังlang1crate; case (sturdy container)2classifier: crates; cases3case quantity (packaged unit)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกระดาษลูกฟูกgrà-dàat-lûuk-fûukกระดาษลูกฟูกgrà-dàat-lûuk-fûukcorrugated cardboardสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngtwelve (12)ลอนlɔɔnลอนlɔɔn1ripple; wave; curl2[to] ripple; form waves/curls3corrugation; flute4classifier: corrugation/wave unitsนับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmขอบkɔ̀ɔpขอบkɔ̀ɔp1edge; rim; border2margin (of a page or surface)3brim (hat or container)4lip (of a container or opening)5borderline; periphery (figurative)จนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ng1until; up to (time/point)2as far as; all the way to (place/extent)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-แผ่นpɛ̀nแผ่นpɛ̀n1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; record
This box has twelve corrugated ridges, counted from the edge to the center of the sheet.
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ช่างchângบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiสั่งsàngหลังคาlǎng-kaaเหล็กlèkความสูงkwaam-sǔungห้าhâaลอนlɔɔnต่อdtɔ̀ɔเมตรméetจะjàระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamได้ดีdâai-dii
The builder said to order roofing sheets with five ridges per meter; they will drain water well.
The hairdresser curled her hair into two large waves at the front.
เวลาwee-laaติดตั้งdtìt-dtângแผ่นpɛ̀nกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangต้องdtɔ̂ngวางwaangให้hâiลอนlɔɔnไขว้กันkwâi-ganพอดีpɔɔ-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำซึมnáam-sʉmตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiลอนlɔɔn
When installing, the tiles must be laid so the ridges interlock properly to prevent water seeping along the ridges.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lɔɔn
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 | — | — |