ละสี
lá-sǐiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] fade; lose color
to become lighter in color or lose pigmentation over time (e.g., fabric, paint, print)
Examples
ผ้าม่านpâa-mâanผ้าม่านpâa-mâancurtain; drapeผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛtตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛt1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlightทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ละสีlá-sǐiละสีlá-sǐi1[to] fade; lose color2[to] bleach; decolorize; remove colorไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This curtain has been exposed to the sun every day, so now its color has faded a lot.
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เสื้อยืดsêuua yêuutสีดำsĕe damตัวโปรดdtuua bpròhtของฉันkŏng chănเริ่มrêrmละสีlá sĕeกลายเป็นglaai bpenสีเทาsĕe taoๆ-หลังจากlăng jàakซักsákไปbpaiหลายlăaiครั้งkráng
My favorite black T-shirt started to fade to a grayish color after many washes.
ภาพเขียนสีpâap-kǐian-sǐiน้ำมันnám-manเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛภาพpâapนี้níiละสีlá-sǐiไปตามbpai-dtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaทำให้tam-hâiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatบางส่วนbaang-sùuanเลือนลางlʉʉan-laangไปbpai
This old oil painting has lost its color over time, causing some details to become faint.
ป้ายประกาศbpâai bprà-gàatที่têeทำจากtam jàakกระดาษสีgrà-dàat sĕeพอporโดนdohnฝนfŏnโดนdohnแดดdàetนานๆnaan naanเข้าkâoก็gâwละสีlá sĕeจนjonแทบtâepอ่านàanไม่mâiออกòk
The notice, made of colored paper, faded after long exposure to rain and sun until it was almost illegible.
2VerbB2
[to] bleach; decolorize; remove color
to cause color to be lost or taken away from [sth], often by chemicals or washing (e.g., bleach fabric, strip paint)
Examples
ช่างเฟอร์นิเจอร์châang-fəə-ní-jə̂əช่างเฟอร์นิเจอร์châang-fəə-ní-jə̂əfurniture maker; furniture carpenterต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำยาลอกสีnáam-yaa-lɔ̂ɔk-sǐiน้ำยาลอกสีnáam-yaa-lɔ̂ɔk-sǐipaint remover; paint stripperเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofละสีlá-sǐiละสีlá-sǐi1[to] fade; lose color2[to] bleach; decolorize; remove colorเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)โต๊ะไม้dtó-máaiโต๊ะไม้dtó-máaiwooden tableก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The furniture maker has to use paint stripper to remove the old color from the wooden table first.
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เธอterใช้cháiไฮโดรเจนเปอร์ออกไซด์hai-droh-jayn bper-òk-saaiละสีlá sĕeยีนส์yeenตัวdtuuaเก่าgàoให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai bpenสีขาวsĕe kăaoซีดๆsêet sêet
She used hydrogen peroxide to bleach her old jeans to a pale white color.
ผงซักฟอกpǒng-sák-fɔ̂ɔkบางbaangยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔมีmiiฤทธิ์rítรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiอาจàatละสีlá-sǐiสดใสsòt-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเราraoได้dâai
Some brands of detergent are too strong and can strip the bright colors from our clothes.
ในnaiกระบวนการรีไซเคิลgrà-buuan-gaan-rii-sai-kəənกระดาษgrà-dàatต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการใช้gaan-cháiสารเคมีsǎan-kee-miiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaละสีlá-sǐiหมึกพิมพ์mʉ̀k-pimออกให้ɔ̀ɔk-hâiหมดจดmòt-jòt
In the paper recycling process, there must be a step that uses chemicals to completely strip the printing ink color.
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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ละสีlá-sǐiละสีlá-sǐi[to] fade; lose color[to] fade; lose colorWord