ลอนๆ
lon lonMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
wavy; curly
having gentle waves or curls; wavy; curly; rippled.
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsน้องสาวnóng săaoน้องสาวnóng săaoyounger sister; younger female siblingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลอนๆlon lonลอนๆlon lonwavy; curlyสวยมากsŭuai mâakสวยมากsŭuai mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
My younger sister's hair is beautifully wavy.
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ช่างทำผมchâang tam pŏmช่วยchûuaiม้วนmúuanผมpŏmให้hâiเป็นbpenลอนๆlon lonดูdooเป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châat
The hairdresser helped curl my hair into natural-looking waves.
กระเบื้องgrà-bêuuangหลังคาlăng kaaที่têeเป็นbpenลอนๆlon lonช่วยให้chûuai hâiน้ำฝนnám fŏnไหลลงlăi longได้dâiเร็วกว่าreo gwàaแบบbàepเรียบrîiap
Rippled roof tiles help rainwater flow down faster than flat ones.
เมื่อmêuuaลมlomพัดpátเบาๆbao baoผิวน้ำpĭu náamในnaiสระsàก็gâwเกิดgèrtระลอกคลื่นrá-lôk klêunเป็นbpenลอนๆlon lonสะท้อนแสงsà-tón săengแดดdàetระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yáp
When the wind blew gently, the surface of the water in the pond formed gentle ripples that sparkled as they reflected the sunlight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลอนๆ said ลอน-ลอน?
lon lon
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
lon
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 | — | — |