ละมือ
lá-mʉʉMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] stop doing [sth]; [to] take one's hands off [sth]
to stop doing or working on something, often by taking one's hands away from it
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardละมือlá-mʉʉละมือlá-mʉʉ[to] stop doing [sth]; [to] take one's hands off [sth]จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I can't take my hands off work just yet; I'm very busy right now.
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Please stop what you're doing and come eat first.
แม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaกำลังgam-langยุ่งyûngกับgàpการทำอาหารgaan-tam-aa-hǎanจนjonไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatละมือlá-mʉʉมาmaaรับโทรศัพท์ráp-too-rá-sàpได้dâai
The cook is so busy cooking that she cannot stop to answer the phone.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaจะjàดึกdʉ̀kมากmâakแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmละมือlá-mʉʉจากjàakภาพวาดpâap-wâatเพราะprɔ́ต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanให้hâiเสร็จsètทันtanพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
Even though it was very late at night, the artist still wouldn't stop working on the painting because he wanted it finished by tomorrow.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 1
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ละมือlá-mʉʉละมือlá-mʉʉ[to] stop doing [sth]; [to] take one's hands off [sth][to] stop doing [sth]; [to] take one's hands off [sth]Word