ลอยลม
lɔɔi-lomMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] float on the wind; [to] drift
to float, drift, or be carried by the wind.
Examples
ว่าวwâaoว่าวwâao1kite (toy)2classifier: ตัว3kite (fishing trap)4[to] ejaculate; [to] come (male) (slang)5[to] miss out; fail (slang)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineลอยลมlɔɔi-lomลอยลมlɔɔi-lom[to] float on the wind; [to] driftอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavens
My kite is floating on the wind in the sky.
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ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpดูduuใบไม้แห้งbai-máai-hɛ̂ɛngที่tîiลอยลมlɔɔi-lomไปbpaiอย่างไร้จุดหมายyàang-rái-jùt-mǎai
I like watching dry leaves drift aimlessly in the wind.
ปุยbpuiนุ่นnûnจากjàakต้นdtônงิ้วngíuลอยลมlɔɔi-lomไปทั่วbpai-tûuaหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔn
Cotton fluff from the kapok tree drifts on the wind all over the village during the summer.
เสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengจากjàakงานวัดngaan-wátลอยลมlɔɔi-lomมาmaaตามdtaamสายลมsǎai-lomทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kคิดkítถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâan
The sound of music from the temple fair was carried by the wind, making me feel nostalgic for home.
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 syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lɔɔi
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
ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)[to] float; driftPart 1
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ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)windPart 2
ลอยลมlɔɔi-lomลอยลมlɔɔi-lom[to] float on the wind; [to] drift[to] float on the wind; [to] driftWord