ลอบขน
lɔ̂ɔp-kǒnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] smuggle
to transport [sb]/[sth] illegally or secretly; to smuggle.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับกุมjàp-gumจับกุมjàp-gum[to] arrest; apprehendชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptลอบขนlɔ̂ɔp-kǒnลอบขนlɔ̂ɔp-kǒn[to] smuggleยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtillegal/controlled drugs; narcoticsเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; state
The police arrested a man who was trying to smuggle drugs into the country.
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ขบวนการkà-buuan-gaanนี้níiถูกtùukจับได้jàp-dâaiขณะkà-nàกำลังgam-langลอบขนlɔ̂ɔp-kǒnแรงงานrɛɛng-ngaanต่างด้าวdtàang-dâaoข้ามkâamชายแดนchaai-dɛɛn
This group was caught while smuggling illegal migrant workers across the border.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiกำลังgam-langสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiที่tîiลอบขนlɔ̂ɔp-kǒnอาวุธaa-wútสงครามsǒng-kraamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiขายkǎaiในnaiตลาดมืดdtà-làat-mʉ̂ʉt
The authorities are investigating a network that smuggles weapons of war to sell on the black market.
ผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapว่าwâaได้รับdâi-rápค่าจ้างkâa-jâangให้hâiลอบขนlɔ̂ɔp-kǒnสัตว์ป่าคุ้มครองsàt-bpàa-kúm-krɔɔngที่tîiใกล้glâiสูญพันธุ์sǔun-panไปยังbpai-yangต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
The suspect confessed to being paid to smuggle endangered protected wildlife to foreign countries.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lɔ̂ɔp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลอบlɔ̂ɔpลอบlɔ̂ɔp1[to] do (sth) secretly; act covertly2fish trap (conical/basket trap)[to] do (sth) secretly; act covertlyPart 1
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ขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)Part 2
ลอบขนlɔ̂ɔp-kǒnลอบขนlɔ̂ɔp-kǒn[to] smuggle[to] smuggleWord