ละลาน(lá-laan)

Meanings

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[to] be dazzled by abundance; [to] overwhelm the eyes

To make the eyes feel dazzled or overwhelmed because there are so many things to see, often used in the phrase ละลานตาละลานตาlá laan dtaadazzling; overwhelming (to the eyes)

Examples

ตลาดนัดdtà-làat nátตลาดนัดdtà-làat nátperiodic/open-air market; pop-up marketนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoของกินkong ginของกินkong gin1food; things to eat2snacks; refreshmentsเยอะแยะyéh-yáeเยอะแยะyéh-yáe1many; a lot; plentiful2a lot; in large amounts3plenty! (colloq. reply)เต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] electไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)มองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atไปทางไหนbpai taang năiไปทางไหนbpai taang năiwhich way?ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerละลานตาlá laan dtaaละลานตาlá laan dtaadazzling; overwhelming (to the eyes)
This night market is full of so much food that I can't choose; everywhere I look is dazzling.

Word Breakdown

ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)Part 1
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ลานlaanลานlaan1open area; yard2forecourt; plaza3threshing floor4area for a specific usePart 2
ละลานlá-laanละลานlá-laan[to] be dazzled by abundance; [to] overwhelm the eyes