ละมุน
lá-munMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
soft; gentle; delicate
soft, gentle, and delicate in texture, taste, sound, light, or manner; smooth and pleasant.
Examples
คัสตาร์ดkát-dtàatคัสตาร์ดkát-dtàatcustard (dessert/sauce)ถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)ละมุนlá-munละมุนlá-munsoft; gentle; delicateกินง่ายgin-ngâaiกินง่ายgin-ngâai1easy to eat (of food)2not a picky eater (of a person)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หวานwǎanหวานwǎan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharineเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
This custard has a gentle taste; it's easy to eat and not too sweet.
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เสียงsǐiangเปียโนbpiia-nooที่tîiแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoและlɛ́ละมุนlá-munทำให้tam-hâiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumสงบลงsà-ngòp-long
The soft, gentle piano sound calmed the conference room.
เช้าcháoวันนั้นwan-nánแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtละมุนlá-munส่องผ่านsɔ̀ɔng-pàanผ้าม่านpâa-mâanอย่างyàangอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoon
That morning, the light was soft, shining through the curtains gently.
ครีมkreemนี้néeให้hâiสัมผัสsăm-pàtละมุนlá-munลื่นมือlêuun meuuและláeกลิ่นglìnก็gâwไม่mâiฉุนchǔnจนรบกวนjon róp-guan
This cream has a silky, gentle feel, and the scent is not overpowering.
The floral scent in the room is so mild that it feels relaxing.
The soup has a mild flavor, just right, not too intense.
ครีมทาผิวkriim-taa-pǐuนี้níiให้hâiสัมผัสsǎm-pàtละมุนlá-munไม่mâiระคายเคืองrá-kaai-kʉʉangแม้mɛ́ɛผิวแพ้ง่ายpǐu-pɛ́ɛ-ngâai
This skin cream gives a mild sensation and doesn't irritate even sensitive skin.
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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ละมุนlá-munละมุนlá-munsoft; gentle; delicatesoft; gentle; delicateWord