ละหุ่ง
lá-hùngMeaning
1NounB2
castor bean; castor oil plant
a tropical plant whose seeds are used to make castor oil, or the seed of this plant
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)น้ำมันnám-manน้ำมันnám-man1oil; petroleum; fuel2cooking oil3lubricating oilละหุ่งlá-hùngละหุ่งlá-hùngcastor bean; castor oil plantมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทาtaaทาtaa[to] apply; spread (a substance)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ดกดำdòk-damดกดำdòk-damthick and jet-black (esp. hair/fur)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เงางามngao-ngaamเงางามngao-ngaamshiny; glossy; lustrous; gleaming
My grandmother likes to apply castor oil to her hair to make it thick, dark, and shiny.
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ต้นdtônละหุ่งlá-hùngที่tîiปลูกbplùukไว้wáiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiออกɔ̀ɔkฝักfàkเต็มไปหมดเลยdtem-bpai-mòt-ləəi
The castor plant planted behind the house is now full of seed pods.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaน้ำมันnám-manจากjàakเมล็ดmá-létละหุ่งlá-hùngจะjàมีประโยชน์mii-bprà-yòotมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมล็ดmá-létดิบdìpของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manกลับglàpมีพิษmii-pítร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngต่อdtɔ̀ɔร่างกายrâang-gaai
Even though the oil from castor seeds has many benefits, its raw seeds are highly toxic to the body.
แบรนด์brɛɛnเครื่องสำอางkrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-aangหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngนิยมní-yomใช้cháiน้ำมันnám-manละหุ่งlá-hùngเป็นbpenส่วนผสมหลักsùuan-pà-sǒm-làkในnaiผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panบำรุงผิวbam-rung-pǐu
Many cosmetic brands commonly use castor oil as a main ingredient in skincare products.
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 | — | — |