ละออ
lá-ɔɔMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; fine; delicate
beautiful, fine, delicate, or neat in appearance, especially of skin, complexion, or dress; often literary or poetic
Examples
เจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaoเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaobrideดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyละออlá-ɔɔละออlá-ɔɔbeautiful; fine; delicateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุดไทยchút-taiชุดไทยchút-taitraditional Thai outfit
The bride looks so delicately beautiful in the traditional Thai dress.
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เธอtəəมีmiiผิวพรรณpǐu-panที่tîiนวลเนียนnuuan-niianละออlá-ɔɔตาdtaaเพราะprɔ́ดูแลตัวเองduu-lɛɛ-dtuua-eengเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diiทุกวันtúk-wan
She has a smooth and delicately beautiful complexion because she takes good care of herself every day.
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoผู้นั้นpûu-nánมีmiiใบหน้าbai-nâaงดงามngót-ngaamและlɛ́ผิวพรรณนวลpǐu-pan-nuuanละออlá-ɔɔราวกับraao-gàpนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-dii
That young woman has a beautiful face and a delicately fair complexion like a heroine in classical literature.
ความงามkwaam-ngaamละออlá-ɔɔของkɔ̌ɔngผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiผืนpʉ̌ʉnนี้níiสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuทอtɔɔ
The delicate beauty of this piece of silk reflects the meticulousness of the weaver.
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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ละออlá-ɔɔละออlá-ɔɔbeautiful; fine; delicatebeautiful; fine; delicateWord