ลออ
lá-ɔɔMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; elegant; refined (literary)
Beautiful or elegant in a delicate, refined way. (Primarily used in literature and poetry)
Examples
เจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngprincess (female royal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระพักตร์prá-pákพระพักตร์prá-pákface (royal or divine usage)งามลออngaam-lá-ɔɔงามลออngaam-lá-ɔɔexquisitely beautiful; refined; graceful (literary)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)จิตใจดีjìt-jai-diiจิตใจดีjìt-jai-diikind-hearted; compassionate
The princess in the fairy tale has a delicately beautiful face and a kind heart.
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ดวงจันทร์duuang-janทอtɔɔแสงนวลsɛ̌ɛng-nuuanสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnผิวพรรณpǐu-panอันanผุดผ่องpùt-pɔ̀ngลออlá-ɔɔของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaang
The gentle moonlight reflected on her fair and delicately beautiful skin.
กิริยามารยาทgì-rí-yaa-maa-rá-yâatอันanแช่มช้อยchɛ̂ɛm-chɔ́ɔiและlɛ́วาจาwaa-jaaที่tîiอ่อนหวานɔ̀ɔn-wǎanสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความงามkwaam-ngaamลออlá-ɔɔจากjàakภายในpaai-naiจิตใจjìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
Her graceful manners and sweet speech reflected a refined beauty from within her heart.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinบรรจงban-jongวาดภาพwâat-pâapนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiผู้pûuมีmiiรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomงามลออngaam-lá-ɔɔราวกับraao-gàpนางฟ้าnaang-fáa
The artist meticulously painted the literary heroine, whose features were as angelically beautiful and refined as a celestial being.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลออ said ละ-ออ?
lá-ɔɔ
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |